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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






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






27. If your goal is to maintain or increase your cardio -respiratory fitness level - you should try to stay in your target zone for at least (blank) minutes






28. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






29. 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)






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






41. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






42. (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.






43. 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






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






45. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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