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






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






3. 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






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






5. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






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






7. A poorly conditioned heart has to pump (blank) often than a fit and strong heart






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






9. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






10. 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






11. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






12. BMR stands for






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






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






15. 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






16. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






17. 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?






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






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






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






21. 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?






22. 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)






23. 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 -






24. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






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






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






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






35. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






36. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Our bodies contain about 2 1/2 pounds of calcium - 99% of it in the (blank and blank)






43. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






44. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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)