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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






7. BMR stands for






8. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






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






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






12. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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)






19. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






20. If you have a muscle cramp - decrease your (blank). if it doesn't work - stretch that muscle by contracting the opposite muscle and then do a mild exercise with the cramped muscle.






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






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






23. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






24. 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)






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






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






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






33. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






34. 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






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






36. Strength training not only improves your muscles - it also improves the health of your bones. This is a smart thing to do - because it will decrease your chances of getting the disease called (blank)






37. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






38. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






39. Our bodies use about (blank to blank) mg. of calcium per day - to make and repair bones - clot blood - regulate muscle contraction and relaxation and help the body absorb nutrients






40. 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)






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






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






43. Most of us should watch our intake of fats - but none of us should cut them out entirely. They should comprise about (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






44. 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






45. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






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






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






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






49. Vitamins are essential for the process of metabolism and for many other things. Some of the things they do are promote (blank) and form normal blood vessels






50. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol