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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. BMR stands for






2. 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






3. The nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)






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






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






6. To do this - we need to (blank) our muscles






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






15. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






16. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






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






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






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






20. 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






21. (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.






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






23. Using Straight limbs or bent?






24. Minerals are also used in metabolism - and help to form (blank and blank)






25. 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?






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






27. Before you do aerobic activity or a serious flexibility workout - you should (blank) your muscles






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






29. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






30. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






31. 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)






32. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






50. Using cupped hands or fists?