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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. 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.






2. Strength training not only improves your muscles - it also improves the health of your bones. This is a smart thing to do - because it will decrease your chances of getting the disease called (blank)






3. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






12. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






13. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






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






15. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. 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






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






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






42. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






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






44. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






45. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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