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Water Aerobics

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  • 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. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






9. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






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






11. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Using cupped hands or fists?






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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)






31. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






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






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






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






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






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