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






2. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. (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.






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






13. 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)






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






15. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






19. The nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






31. 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 -






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






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






34. 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.






35. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






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






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