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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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)






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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?






40. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






44. 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?






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






46. 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






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






48. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






49. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






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