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






2. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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






6. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered high for triglycerides






7. Vitamins - minerals and water






8. The oxygen-carrying protein (molecule) of red blood cells






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






10. 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.






11. DOMS






12. Exercise/ moving around - digestion - Basal Metabolic Rate






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






14. 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






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






16. What doesnt cause DOMS






17. What are the upper chambers of the heart called






18. Some arsenic is found in these - (how big in country - draw backs of drinking bottled water)






19. For men and women is 17-25






20. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






21. What does MET stand for






22. Too little of sodium - brain cells can be affected. confusion - seizures - and coma. Sweating and losing a lot of sodium - drinking a lot of water - so much that the kidneys cant get rid of it fast. such as marathons or radio drinking water contests






23. Metabolic fitness and Bone integrity






24. 24 - 48 hours after the exercise.






25. Consuming calories in amounts equal to the number of calories expended. individuals who want to increase lean body mass need to increase caloric intake while carefully increasing the intensity and duration of their physical activity.






26. A blood substance that picks up bad cholesterol - takes it to the liver and helps remove it from the body; often called good cholesterol; can not replenish of with foods - to replenish a good way to replenish






27. Lowers LDL but does not lower HDL. sources can be olive oil - olives - avacado - seeds and nuts.






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






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






30. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Cancer prevention - high blood pressure - heart disease - prevent stroke -prevents obesity - increases brain function -helps prevent depression






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. For the purposes of diagnosing metabolic syndrome - What is considered high blood pressure.






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






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






42. Help you digest slowly (complex fibers) - blood sugar level even - prevent constipation whole foods - glycemic - are good because they have vmfp - vitamins - minerals fibers and Phytochemicals






43. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






44. The deposition of materials along the arterial walls; a type of arteriosclerosis






45. Both: are chemicals the body need to function; Minerals are needed in larger quantities (pounds - versus ounces of vitamins) - minerals are not destroyed - broken down or transformed in the body; minerals cannot be made by the body - have to get from






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






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






48. 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)






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






50. Servings of protein