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1. 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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2. Too little of the body weight composed of fat. special concern particularly when associated with overtraining - low calorie intake - competitive stress and poor diet. with this amenorrhea may occur which places the woman at risk for bone loss and oth






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






4. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






5. Heredity does not affect your destiny - genetics loads the gun but lifestyle pulls the trigger. so there are things that you inherent but how you ultimately live can affect your look






6. 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.






7. Fat - located under the skin. skinfold measures - can be used to estimate body fatness; waist to hip circumference ratio - can be an indicator.






8. What happens to your muscles during an isometric exercise






9. A training technique used to develop explosive power. It consists of isotonic -concentric muscle contractions performed after a prestretch or an eccentric contraction of a muscle; greater stimulus to their muscles and improve their body's ability to






10. 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






11. Upper blood pressure number - often called working blood pressure. it represents the pressure in the arteries at its highest level just after the heart beats






12. The ability of the muscles to exert an external force or to lift a heavy weight. A fit person can do work or play that involves exerting force - such as lifting or controlling one's own body weight.






13. What percent do the muscle receive when they are at rest (blood flow)






14. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






15. In context of strength training - what does HIT stand for?






16. Individuals who are overweight or obese as children are more likely to be overweight as adults. over fatness in children causes the body to produce more fat cells; Children who are adopted are said to take on the BMI of their birth parents rather tha






17. Which heart beats less often






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






19. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






20. Which is a good use of and necessary thing for strength training






21. How much blood is in our body?






22. If Peter weighs 167lbs and is doing an activity requiring 4 MET; How many calories is he expending per hour on that activity.






23. What does MET stand for






24. When do people with no interventions such as exercise program reach their maximum strength






25. Important for bone information and metabolism






26. PRE strengthens your muscles - and it also strengthens something else. What is that






27. 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






28. Reduce cholesterol and LDL cholesterol they also decrease levels of HDL






29. 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






30. Tends to deteriorate with age - and this is partly due to corresponding declines in muscle strength - range of motion - and a lower ability to coordinate muscle movements.






31. How many essential amino acids






32. Needed in relatively large amounts; calcium - phosphorous - sulfur - potassium - magnesium - sodium and chloride. Needed for muscle contraction - blood pressure maintenance - blood clotting and bone maintenance. (what they do - come from)






33. Which kind of PRE is used when you do lunges with no free weights






34. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






35. Vegetarians who include dairy and eggs in thier diet. they do not have the same concerns as vegans -






36. Muscles work in pairs - if you are working one muscle - what do we call its pair? (on the other side of the body) Chest vs Upper Back - Biceps vs Triceps - Quadriceps vs Hamstrings - Abductors vs Aductors - Anterior Deltoids vs Posterior Deltoids






37. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






38. Potassium - it is the third most abundant mineral in the body. it is an electrolyte - they help with proper nerve and muscle function - such as beating of the heart. we need about 4700mg per day - good sources include fruits and veggies - especially






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






40. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






41. Muscle fitness (endurance and strength) - cardiovascular - flexibility and body composition






42. Left Ventricle - aorta - small blood vessels - capillaries - veins - right atrium - right ventricle - left atrium - left ventricle






43. Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Relevant - Timely






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






45. One advantage of ___________ over machines is that they work muscles other than the ones you are targeting in your exercise






46. Each additional pound of muscle you build increases your basal metabolic rate by How many calories per day.






47. If you are using the HIT method of training you would normally do How many repetitions per set






48. How many vitamins are there?






49. Which kind of muscle fibers help you excel at long distance running






50. ADEK - if they stay around too much they could damage organs; stored in fat cells. Vitamin A - milk - cheese - fruits and eggs and veggies - Vitamin D - important (extremely) bones helps absorbs calcium in bones; milks and eggs and sunlight salmon -