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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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)






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






9. 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






10. 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)






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






12. During the first 20 minutes of vigorous - sustained activity - your primary energy gradually shifts from (blank) to (blank)






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






14. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






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






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






19. BMR stands for






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. LDL stands for






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






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






29. 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)






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






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






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






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






38. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






39. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






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






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






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






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






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






45. Using Straight limbs or bent?






46. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






49. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






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