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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






3. Using Straight limbs or bent?






4. CRP stands for (blank). it is a measure of a person's risk for rupturing a cardiac artery or heart attack






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






11. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






12. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






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






14. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. BMR stands for






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






44. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






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






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






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






48. 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?






49. 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






50. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.