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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






15. 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






16. 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 -






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. To do this - we need to (blank) our muscles






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. 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?






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






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






32. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






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






34. 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






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






36. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






37. 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






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






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






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






41. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






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






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






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






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. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






47. 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






48. Using Straight limbs or bent?






49. Using cupped hands or fists?






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