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Water Aerobics

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  • 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. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. BMR stands for






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






7. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






8. (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.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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)






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






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






28. 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






29. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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?






36. 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






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






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






39. LDL stands for






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down






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






49. 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)






50. 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