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1. What blood pressure brings a diagnosis of high blood pressure or hypertension






2. 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.






3. Percentage carbs in diet






4. How much bottled water is said to come from the same sources as municipal water.






5. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






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






7. Metabolic fitness and Bone integrity






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






9. What are the lower chambers called






10. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






11. 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






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






13. Are the transfer stations where oxygen and fuel are released - and waste products - such as carbon dioxide - are removed from the tissues.






14. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






15. (Progressive Resistance Exercise) the type of physical activity done with the intent of improving muscle fitness.






16. Blood pressure above 130/85 - a fasting blood sugar level of 100 or higher - blood triglycerides of 150 or above






17. Who may need supplements






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






19. Percentage of fat in diet






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






21. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






22. 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






23. When doing chin-ups on the chin up bar what kind of PRE is it






24. 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






25. 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






26. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance






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






28. We have and need this trace mineral the most. Good sources mostly come from meat and fish but vegetarians can find it in legumes - eggs (lacto-ovo vegetarians) - whole grains - fortified cereals. Iron deficiency in the U.S. and Canada is rare - but a






29. B and C - B-1: whole grains - lean a meat and poultry - legumes and nuts - B-12: animal products (benefits and drawbacks) - these we need to make sure we get enough of - because they exit the body regularly






30. Which kind of goal is more sensible (SMART) when one is beginning to make a change in lifestyle






31. Isotonic muscle contractions in which the muscle gets longer as it contracts that is - when a weight is gradually lowered and the contracting muscle gets longer as it gives up tension. also called negative exercise.






32. back pain -core strength -weight control (for every 2 lbs of muscle the body can burn more calories)






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






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






36. 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)






37. Is not a form of Fat - cannot be used as a fuel. has 2 structural components HDL and LDL






38. Increase exercise - strength and cardio - reduce calorie intake - decrease fat - sugar and alcohol






39. 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






40. 10-20% males 17-28% females






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






42. What doesnt cause DOMS






43. Slow twitch (Type I)fast twitch (Type IIb) intermediate Twitch (Type IIa)






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






45. Servings of protein






46. They are highly adaptable and have biochemical and physiological properties of fast and slow twitch fibers






47. Are essential to life but needed in very small quantities - amount less than a teaspoon; iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium - manganese - fluorine - chromium - molybdenum. are needed in smaller amounts - we have less than 1 teaspoon of them in






48. What is the average resting heart rate in the US






49. Osteoarthritis - breast cancer - uterine cancer - cervical cancer - intracranial hypertension - risk of cataracts - decrease life by 18-10 years. Android Northern above belly button Gynoid Southern below belly button - where fat is placed.






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