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






2. 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 -






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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)






8. 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






9. 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)






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






11. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs






12. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






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






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






15. 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)






16. 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.






17. 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?






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






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. 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






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






22. 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






23. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






24. 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)






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






26. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






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






28. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






29. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






33. 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?






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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