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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • 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. 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)






2. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






3. Minerals are also used in metabolism - and help to form (blank and blank)






4. Over (blank) is a good thing. it is how muscles get stronger. overuse is a bad thing. it could lead to an injury






5. Minerals are found in many different foods - and if you eat a variety of foods you are apt to get enough of them - with the exception of one mineral - called (blank)






6. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






7. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






8. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






9. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






10. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






11. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






12. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs






13. (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.






14. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






15. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






16. 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






17. Protein aids in the in the formation the body's chemical processes and is a major constituent of the immune system - but its primary function is the (blank and blank) of cells






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






19. 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)






20. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






21. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






22. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






23. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






24. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down






25. Our bodies contain about 2 1/2 pounds of calcium - 99% of it in the (blank and blank)






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






27. Your BMR increases as the amount of (blank) in your body increases






28. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.






29. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






30. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






31. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






32. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






33. 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)






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






35. 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 -






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






37. Using cupped hands or fists?






38. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Our cells use oxygen to convert food - primarily carbohydrates and (blank) into energy






44. 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






45. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






46. 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






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






48. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






49. In order to accomplish this - we have to (blank) the heart muscle






50. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium