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






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






3. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






4. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. LDL stands for






13. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






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






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






16. 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?






17. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. If your goal is to maintain or increase your cardio -respiratory fitness level - you should try to stay in your target zone for at least (blank) minutes






30. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






31. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






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






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






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






35. 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






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. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






38. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






39. (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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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