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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The range of motion of a joint.
FLEXIBILITY
HYPOTONIC
BURSA
AEROBIC
2. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
VEIN
ALVEOLI
METABOLISM
REPETITION
3. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
BORG SCALE
INVERSION
CHRONIC
ALVEOLI
4. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.
BYPASS SURGERY
SARCOMERE
PREPARATION
MET
5. A device used to measure work output.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
SUPINATION
ERGOMETER
BETA OXIDATION
6. A fatty - waxy substance that is needed by the body for a variety of functions. Abnormal blood cholesterol is a primary risk factor for CAD.
CHOLESTEROL
HAMSTRING
HEART RATE
CALORIE
7. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).
OBESITY
TROPICAL OILS
SUPINATION
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
8. Of or relating to the aged.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
VASOCONSTRICTION
TRAVERSE PLANE
GERIATRIC
9. The study of structure.
TROPICAL OILS
ANATOMY
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SEDENTARY
10. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
ATROPHY
RESIDUAL VOLUME
PLACEBO
11. Of or relating to the thigh.
TRAVERSE PLANE
FEMORAL
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
ECCENTRIC
12. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.
VITAL CAPACITY
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
ENERGY
PRONATION
13. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
HYPERTHERMIA
ERGOMETER
CORONARY ARTERIES
STATIC STRETCH
14. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.
SUBCUTANEOUS
PLANTAR FLEXION
SATURATED FAT
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
15. Elevation in body temperature.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
HYPERTHERMIA
DIABETES MELLITUS
KETOSIS
16. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
CONTEMPLATION
AGONIST
CATABOLISM
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
17. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
ERGOGENIC AID
RESTING HEART RATE
ISOMETRIC
BALLISTIC
18. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
COMMISSION
ARRHYTHMIA
HYPERTONIC
CAROTID ARTERY
19. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
KETOSIS
VISCERAL FAT
BRADYCARDIA
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
20. A method for determining target heart rate.
LIGAMENT
KARVONEN FORMULA
VISCERAL FAT
HYPOGLYCEMIA
21. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
MET
TRAVERSE PLANE
MYOFILAMENTS
OMISSION
22. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
AEROBIC POINT
SYSTOLIC
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
23. A process by which risk is determined.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
CHRONIC
MEDICAL SCREENING
24. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.
VISCERAL FAT
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
ANEMIA
ERYTHROCYTES
25. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.
GLUCOSE
ACTIN
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
26. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min
DURATION
FAINT
BURSA
WATT
27. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
INFLAMMATION
RENAL
28. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
HEALTH HISTORY
ARTERY
SPRAIN
ISCHEMIA
29. Sticking with a program.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
STATIC STRETCH
ADHERENCE
30. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
AGONIST
SAGITTAL PLANE
SPECIFICITY
KINESIOLOGY
31. Rapid heart beat.
AGONIST
PRUDENT MAN TEST
TACHYCARDIA
HYPOGLYCEMIA
32. Fatty Tissue.
INVERSION
ADIPOSE
GERIATRIC
BORG SCALE
33. Hardening of the arteries.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
BRADYCARDIA
AGONIST
34. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
PREPARATION
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
35. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (High Blood Pressure)
GLUCOSE
HYPERTENSION
BETA BLOCKER
ELECTROLYTES
36. Pertaining to the kidneys.
RENAL
MAINTENANCE
STROKE VOLUME
FITNESS TESTING
37. Palm down.
HYPOKINETIC
PRONATION
MITOCHONDRIA
ALVEOLI
38. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.
PREPARATION
SPIROMETER
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
CYTOOSOL
39. A device used to measure work output.
ERGOMETER
FEMORAL
WARM UP
CALORIE
40. The ability to respond to a stimulus.
EXCITABILITY
INSULIN
FAINT
STRAIN
41. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
STRENGTH
AEROBIC POWER
STRESS FRACTURE
KILOGRAM
42. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
ACCLIMATIZATION
TARGET HEART RATE
CARDIOVASCULAR
FLEXION
43. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
HYDRATION
ADIPOSE
BETA BLOCKER
DIURETIC
44. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
TENDON
ISCHEMIA
PRECONTEMPLATION
45. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CONCENTRIC
ELECTROLYTES
ADDUCTION
46. Of and relating to hormones.
BALLISTIC
PREPARATION
KILOGRAM
ENDOCRINE
47. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
PROTEIN
BETA BLOCKER
VASOCONSTRICTION
48. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.
PHYSIOLOGY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
CALORIE
MITOCHONDRIA
49. Pertaining to the kidneys.
CAROTID ARTERY
LACTATE THRESHOLD
RENAL
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
50. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
ANAEROBIC
RECTUS FEMORIS
DORSI FLEXION
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