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






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






3. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






5. A poorly conditioned heart has to pump (blank) often than a fit and strong heart






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






17. (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.






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






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






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






21. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






22. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






23. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






25. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






26. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






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






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






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






38. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






42. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?






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






44. LDL stands for






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






46. 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)






47. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






50. 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.