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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. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. LDL stands for






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






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






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






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






15. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






25. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






31. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






32. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






33. 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






34. 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?






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






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






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






38. 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 -






39. 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






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






41. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






42. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






45. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






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






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






48. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






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






50. Using cupped hands or fists?