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






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






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






4. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






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






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






7. Using cupped hands or fists?






8. 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 -






9. 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






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






11. 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.






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






13. LDL stands for






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






15. 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






16. 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)






17. 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






18. Some things can limit your flexibility. Among them are (blank) and large muscle development






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






20. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






22. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






23. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






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






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






28. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






29. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






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






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






32. 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)






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






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






41. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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