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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. There are several things you can do to increase your bone bulk at your age. the 2 most important are (blank) activities and eating plenty of calcium






2. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath






3. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






4. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






5. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






6. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






7. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






8. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






9. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






10. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






11. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






12. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






13. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






14. The aerobic workout should be designed to improve (blank) capacity






15. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






16. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






17. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






18. Where you store fat is largely determined by heredity. How much fat you store is completely determined by you and is function of how much you (blank and blank)






19. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






20. The (blank) phase of a water aerobics class is designed to improve cardio-respiratory capacity






21. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






22. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






23. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






24. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






25. If you were planning a water aerobics class - how much time should you allow for the stretching phase of the lesson?






26. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






27. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






28. We have to eat so much more calcium than we use each day for 2 reasons. one is that we want to store calcium for those days when we dont consume enough. the other is that we do not absorb (blank) % of the calcium we eat






29. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






30. Simple carbohydrate - found in sugar - should make up no more than (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






31. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






32. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity






33. A poorly conditioned heart has to pump (blank) often than a fit and strong heart






34. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






35. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






36. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting






37. Four kinds of fats should be avoided if possible. One is trans fats - sometimes called transfatty acids. The other three are trans fat - hydrogenated oil - and (blank-blank) oil






38. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






39. We should drink 8-10 - 8-ounce glasses of water a day - not counting coffee - tea - alcohol or (blank) because they have substances that take water out of the body.






40. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






41. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






42. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






43. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (blank)






44. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






45. Whole grain foods - such as brown rice and whole wheat bread - give us the added benefit of fiber which slows down the digestive process - keeping our (blank) more even






46. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






47. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






48. The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins (blank - blank - blank - and blank)






49. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






50. During the first 20 minutes of vigorous - sustained activity - your primary energy gradually shifts from (blank) to (blank)