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1. Refers to a person's body type. One researcher (Sheldon) suggested that there are three basic body types: ectomorph (linear) - mesomorph (muscular) - and endomorph (round)






2. If you have been doing 25 push-ups every day for 6 months - are you working on improving your muscle strength






3. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered high for triglycerides






4. In a single day How many gallons of blood does the heart pump






5. Challenge muscles more than normal - to get improvement






6. Which is the top number diastolic or systolic.






7. For the purposes of diagnosing metabolic syndrome - What is considered high blood pressure.






8. Heart monitor - Talk Test -RPE (13-16) - METS -Pulse Rate (heart rate reserved/ maximum hear rate method)






9. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






10. What are proteins made of






11. These conditions are caused by inactivity - and account for a large percentage of our health care costs.






12. Not regulated by FDA (food and drug administration) can make any claims - spend $ - no benefit - may be bad for you.






13. A dark-colored adipose tissue with many blood vessels - involved in the rapid production of heat in hibernating animals and human babies






14. Also is Stages of Change; 1. Precontemplation - not considering stopping 2. Contemplation - considering stopping3. Preparation - looking for programs 4. Action - makes a change 5. Maintenance - keep the change for 6 months

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15. What is VO2 max a measure of






16. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






17. Which kind of exercise involves muscle shortening but not muscle lengthening






18. You need it in cell walls - used for digestion - making hormones and part of nerves. Like a waxy substance but not fat but like looks like it - cant be used as an energy source - HDL and LDL high density lip protein total > 200






19. Also known as neutraceuticals - products that contain these medically beneficial compounds - because they are a combination of pharmaceuticals and food.






20. Why is the blood in the veins blueish and the blood in arteries red






21. DOMS






22. How often per year does the heart beat in a normal person?






23. Iodine - it is needed to avoid a thyroid disease called goiter - because that was the leading reason for rejecting recruits during WWI - the government decided to add it to table salt in 1924 - and that has just about eliminated the disease -






24. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






25. Milo of Crotona is an example of what two principles






26. Calories in a pound






27. Isotonic muscle contractions in which the muscles gets shorter as it contracts - such as when a joint is bent and two body parts move closer together






28. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






29. Is considered to be the best indicator of cardiovascular fitness - and aerobic physically activity is the preferred method for achieving it






30. The recommended frequency for CV exercise if your goal is to attain good fitness






31. What kind of stretch helps to improve long term flexibility safely - with no help from others






32. Type of muscle contraction in which the muscle remains the same length. Also known as static contraction.






33. Give us energy - every grain of carb gives us 4 calories 9 fat calories - broken down into sugars - then enters the blood stream - stored in liver or muscles or is used up.






34. Does not appear in plants - it is man made they shoot hydrogen into the vegetable oil. harmful effects are raises LDL which may lead to plaque build up also known as atherosclerosis. If the readings of trans fat in a product are less than .5% compani






35. The heart rate reserve method of calculating target heart rate range uses age as well as...






36. You need to replenish these when you are exercising over an hour or when it is very hot outside - you definitely need to when you have been exercising for more than 3 hours; pretzels will help.






37. How often per minute at rest does the heart beat in a normal person.






38. Static - ballistic - PNF - and Range of Motion






39. Too little of sodium - brain cells can be affected. confusion - seizures - and coma. Sweating and losing a lot of sodium - drinking a lot of water - so much that the kidneys cant get rid of it fast. such as marathons or radio drinking water contests






40. How many vitamins are there?






41. (how and why treated)






42. What is the largest artery in the body






43. How many amino acids are there






44. Having both eccentric and concentric contraction which PRE is it?






45. Sulfur 4th most abundant mineral in the body. there is no recommended in take amount for sulfur - because it is found in protein - as long as you meet your daily requirement for protein you will get enough sulfur






46. Excessive loss of water from the body - usually through perspiration - urination - or evaporation ; sometimes water out of cells - to maintain blood pressure and volume. cells shrink - body tissue begin to dry out - cells start to shrivel and malfunc






47. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered low for HDL.






48. Based on the principle of rest and recovery how long should you rest a muscle group before doing serious resistance training on that muscle group again.






49. What are minerals mostly made from






50. Primary sources come from animals. dietary fats that are usually solid at room temperature and come primarily from animal sources; excessive fat particularly this kind can lead to atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease and breast - prostate and colon