Mermaiding Flashcards

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Aerobic

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Aerobic is a very active type of exercise that makes your heart & lungs stronger.
The opposite of this is anaerobic.

Mermaiding is a good aerobic workout.
Swimming is an aerobic exercise.

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Aquatic

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Aquatic is connected to water.

I don’t like anything aquatic, I just don’t like getting wet.
Synchronised swimming is an example of aquatic sport.

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Synchronise

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Synchronised, that’s moving together @ the same time or speed as someone else.

We synchronised our watches, so we all arrive @ the same time.
There’s synchronised swimming.

Any exercise that consists of short exertion, high intensity movement is anaerobic exercise, thereby improving the body’s utilisation of oxygen.
I won’t go into scientific detail… .

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Mono

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The prefix mono means “ only one or single.

I would need to wear a monofin.
Monochrome is one colour, or monorail, a train running on a … .

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Cardiovascular

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Cardiovascular relates to your heart & blood vessels.

Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease … .
There’s more to mermaiding than just swimming, it works your cardiovascular system

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Live out your childhood dreams

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To live out your childhood dreams, that’s doing things you wanted to do when you were a child.

I did dream of swimming like a shark, to live out my childhood dreams.

I wonder if you know which of these activities is an example of anaerobic exercise?
Weightlifting.

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