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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. 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 -






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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)






10. Our cells use oxygen to convert food - primarily carbohydrates and (blank) into energy






11. Our cells use oxygen to convert food - primarily carbohydrates and (blank) into energy






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






20. Some things can limit your flexibility. Among them are (blank) and large muscle development






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






22. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






29. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






37. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath






38. 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






39. 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.






40. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






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






42. 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.






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






44. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






50. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)