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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Our bodies use about (blank to blank) mg. of calcium per day - to make and repair bones - clot blood - regulate muscle contraction and relaxation and help the body absorb nutrients






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






13. BMR stands for






14. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. (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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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)






35. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






36. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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)






42. Using Straight limbs or bent?






43. LDL stands for






44. BMR stands for






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






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






47. 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)






48. (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.






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






50. 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.