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Water Aerobics
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Subject
:
health-and-fitness
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)
HDL
hypokinetic
our food
75
2. 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
osteoporosis
flexibility
total
fat
3. Before you do aerobic activity or a serious flexibility workout - you should (blank) your muscles
link
block
3-4
warm up
4. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.
static stretches
free radicals
208
6
5. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs
cholesterol
calcium
calcium
48
6. 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
Heel down every time you land
100
aerobic
20-30
7. 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
3-4
flexibility
4-5
weight baring
8. 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)
600-700
fats - sweets and alcohol
muscle
aerobic
9. Using Straight limbs or bent?
straight
side-scissors
free radicals
60
10. BMR stands for
HDL
rowing
Basal Metabolic Rate
rowing
11. If you have a muscle cramp - decrease your (blank). if it doesn't work - stretch that muscle by contracting the opposite muscle and then do a mild exercise with the cramped muscle.
8
intensity
300mg
FITT (frequency - intensity - time and type)
12. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.
more
carbohydrates
endurance
4-5
13. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids
combinations
water
aerobic
cupped
14. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)
solid
208
HDL
aerobic
15. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.
muscle (35-50)
endurance
everyday things
Dehydrated
16. 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)
organs
calcium
toning
Injury
17. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.
fat
partially-hydrogenated
fat
block
18. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)
partially-hydrogenated
produce
cholesterol
phosphates
19. 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
cupped
blood sugar level
straight
9
20. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics
rowing
fats - sweets and alcohol
fat
bones and teeth
21. If you have a muscle cramp - decrease your (blank). if it doesn't work - stretch that muscle by contracting the opposite muscle and then do a mild exercise with the cramped muscle.
osteoporosis
calcium
intensity
endurance
22. 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)
cupped
calcium
glycogen
600-700
23. 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)
fats - sweets and alcohol
3-4
26
stop
24. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be
free radicals
Down - Relaxed
heart - lungs and blood vessels
toning
25. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity
blood sugar level
20-30
fat
6
26. Excess water-soluble vitamins are flushed from the body in the (blank)
warm up
urine
100
aerobic
27. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -
D
stop
link
600-700
28. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage
free radicals
choreographed
water
solid
29. 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.
Down - Relaxed
soda
decrease
Down - Relaxed
30. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body
glycogen
bodyfat
muscle
fat
31. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids
1000- 1200
combinations
hormones and enzymes
normal state and soreness
32. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)
essential amino acids
total
static stretches
muscle (35-50)
33. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)
stress
static stretches
300mg
26
34. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body
carbohydrate to fat
organs
decrease
bodyfat
35. 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
600-700
hormones and enzymes
stop
osteoporosis
36. 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
produce
partially-hydrogenated
muscle
stretching
37. 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)
eat and exercise
fats - sweets and alcohol
toning
water
38. 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)
D
water
calcium
combinations
39. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?
posture
our food
300mg
swimming and jogging
40. CRP stands for (blank). it is a measure of a person's risk for rupturing a cardiac artery or heart attack
8
creative protein
link
FITT (frequency - intensity - time and type)
41. 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
Dehydrated
down
good vision
injury
42. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.
bones and teeth
48
water
ballistic
43. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?
animals
5-10 mins
block
posture
44. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel
cholesterol
intensity
good vision
fats - sweets and alcohol
45. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down
Soft
recovery
block
glycogen
46. 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.
straight
stop
decrease
link
47. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each
1000- 1200
75
water
30-60
48. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)
48
animals
30-60
water
49. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.
3-4
toning
flexibility
phosphates
50. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already
Dehydrated
genetics
steal
5-10 minutes