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






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






8. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






9. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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 -






16. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






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






29. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






30. 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






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






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






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






35. 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)






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






43. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






45. 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?






46. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






47. 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)






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






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






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