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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. We should drink 8-10 - 8-ounce glasses of water a day - not counting coffee - tea - alcohol or (blank) because they have substances that take water out of the body.






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






15. 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?






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






17. 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)






18. Should you keep your knee and elbow joints soft or locked?






19. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






20. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






24. (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.






25. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






26. 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)






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






28. 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






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






30. BMR stands for






31. 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.






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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)






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






45. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






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