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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. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






14. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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)






25. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






26. 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






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






28. LDL stands for






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






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. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






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






33. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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)






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Most of us should watch our intake of fats - but none of us should cut them out entirely. They should comprise about (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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






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