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






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath