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






2. When stretching your leg muscles - be sure your knee does not extend beyond your (blank)






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






4. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






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






6. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






8. Should you keep your knee and elbow joints soft or locked?






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






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






11. You should land on your toes - but then roll onto your






12. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






13. Fruits and vegetables of what 2 colors are especially high in vitamins?






14. CRP stands for (blank). it is a measure of a person's risk for rupturing a cardiac artery or heart attack






15. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






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






17. 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)






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






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






20. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






26. 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






27. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






28. Doing flexibility exercises also helps to reduce (blank) and relax tense muscles - making you more comfortable and less prone to tension headaches - neckaches and backaches






29. Excess water-soluble vitamins are flushed from the body in the (blank)






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






31. 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






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






33. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






34. 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?






35. LDL stands for






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






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






38. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






39. Before you do aerobic activity or a serious flexibility workout - you should (blank) your muscles






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






41. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






42. To do this - we need to (blank) our muscles






43. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






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






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






46. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






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






48. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






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






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