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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. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






3. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






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






5. 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






6. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






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






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






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






10. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






11. 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






12. If you are using the RPE as a way of judging your intensity level - where should you be at the peak of your water aerobics work out?






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






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






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






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






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






18. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?






19. 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)






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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 -






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






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






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






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






37. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






50. 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)