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1. The lower blood pressure number - often called 'resting pressure' It is the pressure in the arteries at its lowest level occurring just before the next beat of the heart.






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






3. 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






4. Occurs 24 hours after exercise






5. It stretches and stays like taffy






6. When hanging from for a long time from the chin up bar is an example of what PRE






7. Stretches but then comes back to its original state like a rubber band






8. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






9. 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






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






11. Cant make them in our body - good for our brain - liver and kidney reduce growth sunflower - soy beans - and corn






12. 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.






13. Has been shown to help improve balance and mobility in the elderly. It is used in rehabilitation and in specialized training regiments for sports.






14. When muscles are working what percent of blood flow do they receive






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






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






17. What do ligaments connect to






18. Lots of sugar not many other nutrients 'sweets' table sugar - cookies - cake and ice creams. bad for your teeth






19. Stage 1 hypertension is present if your blood pressure is equal to or greater than what systolic and what diastolic number.






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






21. 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 -






22. Nine basic amino acids that the human body cannot produce and that must be obtained from food sources.






23. Contain some but not all of the essential amino acids examples would be beans - ntus and rice. have to combine your foods so gt all 9 essential amino acids.






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






25. Clinical term that implies higher normal levels of body fat and potential risk for development of obesity. values of a 25 BMI are considered overweight 66% of U.S.






26. 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






27. For men and women is 17-25






28. If a 150lb woman can lift her weight - and a 200 lbs man can lift his weight they are said to have the same what






29. When you press your palms together in front of your chest as hard as you can - that is an example of which kind of exercise






30. It is not true that the ______ you do a strength exercise - the more it builds your muscles






31. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






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






33. Special name antioxidants - (How they affect vegans)






34. Recommended frequency for flexibility exercises - and What is the minimum






35. Helps with weight control - helps posture - prevents back pain - can become more limber






36. A positive state of the physiological systems commonly associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.






37. Total cholesterol 200 - healthy HDL 50 or above - Healthy LDL less than 100 -healthy triglycerides less than 150






38. Come from plants; a plant derived chemical that is not considered an essential nutrient in the human diet but is believed to have beneficial health effects






39. I have been doing 2 sets of 8 reps each with 8-lb. weights - how might I apply the principle of progression






40. 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)






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






42. Metabolic fitness and Bone integrity






43. increase heart rate - increase breathing rate - redistribution of blood skeletal muscles - improved oxygen uptake






44. Hardening of the arteries due to conditions that cause the arterial walls to become thick - hard and nonelastic.






45. Body fat that is located in the core of the body - also known as central fat. located in the abdominal cavity as opposed to subcutaneous dangers are heart disease - stroke - breast cancer - type 2 diabetes.






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






47. Will not eat any thing that has to do with animals - they also dont buy leather. need to know food chemistry from incomplete amino acids. Good (in)complete = rice - beans - soy beans - nuts veggies; need to make sure they get enough B12 calcium and V






48. It strengthens bones and makes teeth more resistant to decay. Most public water systems are treated with fluoride - so that it is a good source. too much fluoride can damage teeth - so do not swallow toothpastes or mouthwashes with fluoride in them.






49. Ratings of Perceived Exertion






50. Muscles are exercised at levels beyond their normal use.