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






2. What do ligaments connect to






3. Who may need supplements






4. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






5. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






6. Percentage carbs in diet






7. (how and why treated)






8. DOMS






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






10. Why is the 'heart rate reserve method -' of calculating training pulse rate considered more accurate than the 'percentage of maximum heart rate' method






11. 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






12. When doing an isotonic exercise - should you breathe in on the effort - or out on the effort.






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






14. 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






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






16. Sodium and chlorine. tied for 5th abundant. both are electrolytes and postassium - most people get plenty of sodium - and many get too much. the upper level is 2300 mg a day which is about 1 teaspoon. Chloride helps us digest food and need about the






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






18. Which heart beats less often






19. It stretches and stays like taffy






20. If you want to strengthen your muscles and increase your muscle mass (hypertrophy) - you should do How many repetitions per set/ How many sets






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






22. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






23. The amount of energy expended at rest is referred to 1






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






25. Behavioral goal is associated with something you do - example is 30 minutes of brisk walking 6 days a week for the next 2 weeks; an outcome goal is associated with a physical characteristic example would be to lowering your body weight






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






27. Important for bone information and metabolism






28. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball






29. Book suggests doing resistance exercises slowly - How many seconds do they suggest for concentric contractions






30. 5-8 strength ( More weights less reps) 8-12 general fitness (HIT enough weight to fatigue the muscles) 12-25 endurance (less weight more reps)






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






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






33. 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 -






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. What are minerals mostly made from






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






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






39. Food to which nutrients are added in amounts greater than what would naturally occur in the food






40. Carbohydrates - fat and protein.






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






42. If you are using the HIT method of training you would normally do How many sets






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






44. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






45. Forms: milk - edamame - tofu - benefits: 1 8/9 essential amino acids almost a complete protein - 2 phytochemicals - heart disease - bone health - immune system. fiber - 4 vitamins and minerals - A iron - Ca Zink - B vitamins.






46. How many essential amino acids






47. What is the average aerobic capacity of a normal person






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






49. 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






50. Considered large abdominal circumference for men and for women