Test your basic knowledge |

Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






7. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






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






9. The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins (blank - blank - blank - and blank)






10. Using cupped hands or fists?






11. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






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






13. 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 -






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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






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






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






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. 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)






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






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






27. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






31. 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)






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






33. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






35. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






36. 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






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






38. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






39. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity






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






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






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






43. (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.






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






46. 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)






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






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






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






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