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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. To improve muscle fitness - you must increase the demand on your muscles. this can be done using body weight - free weights - machines or






16. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






17. 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






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






19. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






20. 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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






29. 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?






30. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






34. 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)






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






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






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






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






39. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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