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






2. LDL stands for






3. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






5. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






16. 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)






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






18. (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.






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






20. 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.






21. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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