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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. 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






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






3. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






4. 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)






5. 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






6. (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.






7. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






11. LDL stands for






12. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






13. 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






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






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






16. 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)






17. 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?






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






19. 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?






20. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






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






28. 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?






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. 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)






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






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






33. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






35. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






36. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (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. 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?






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






40. 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






41. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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