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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The aerobic workout should be designed to improve (blank) capacity






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Using Straight limbs or bent?






7. 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 -






8. LDL stands for






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






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






11. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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)






15. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






16. 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






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






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






19. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






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






21. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






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






23. 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






24. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






26. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






31. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






32. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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)