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






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






3. 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)






4. 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)






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






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






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






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






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






16. 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)






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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?






22. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






23. 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






24. (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.






25. 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?






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






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






28. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






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






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






31. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






32. 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






33. 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)






34. 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






35. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






39. Using Straight limbs or bent?






40. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






41. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






42. 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)






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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