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






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






3. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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 -






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






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






13. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






28. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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)






32. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each