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






2. What is it that keeps blood from rushing down to your feet in between heart beats.






3. 24 - 48 hours after the exercise.






4. Fatty acids - found special in cold-water fish - in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. walnuts - flaxseeds and canola oil may have similar benefits






5. How many amino acids are there






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






7. Type of muscle contraction in which the muscle changes length - either shortening (concentrically) or lengthening (eccentrically)






8. Limit saturated fat to 7-10% limit cholesterol to 300mg - 200mg if you are at high risk for diabetes - avoid trans fatty acids like - mac n cheese - eat cold water fish twice a week






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






10. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. How long should static stretches be held






17. What do tendons connect to






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






19. Considered large abdominal circumference for men and for women






20. If you want to develop or maintain cardiovascular fitness level and are working at a vigorous intensity - how long should you plan to exercise on your work out days






21. What doesnt cause DOMS






22. What do ligaments connect to






23. What does MET stand for






24. Contain all of the essential amino acids - along with most of the others. examples are meat - dairy products - and fish






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. (how and why treated)






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






32. 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.






33. 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)






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. Where are those minerals stored first.






40. 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






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






42. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






43. Which is the top number diastolic or systolic.






44. Fruits - veggies - beverages - watermelon - pineapples - apples - oranges - grapes - lettuce - cucumbers - carrots - celery.






45. How many second s do they suggest for eccentric contraction






46. Carbohydrates - fat and protein.






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






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






49. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






50. 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