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1. Why is the blood in the veins blueish and the blood in arteries red






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 24 - 48 hours after the exercise.






6. 1 to 2 lbs per week - for example 3500 calories use up to or not eat 500 calories.






7. 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 -






8. Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Relevant - Timely






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






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






11. Helps with weight control - helps posture - prevents back pain - can become more limber






12. Calories per gram - trans fat - saturated - unsaturated - monounsaturated and polyunsaturated and trans fat - secondary source of fuel - provides protective layer around organs - insulated body from the cold - transports fat soluble vitamins ADEK -






13. Carbs come from - grams per fiber 25-35% - fruits and veggies per day 5 servings






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






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






16. Damages the kidneys-body has to process more nitrogen - leaches calcium from bones only from meat - environmental costs/ effects






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






18. Is considered to be the best indicator of cardiovascular fitness - and aerobic physically activity is the preferred method for achieving it






19. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






20. Primary sources come from animals. dietary fats that are usually solid at room temperature and come primarily from animal sources; excessive fat particularly this kind can lead to atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease and breast - prostate and colon






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






22. How many essential amino acids






23. Important for bone information and metabolism






24. Carbohydrates - fat and protein.






25. Percentage of fat in diet






26. Occurs 24 hours after exercise






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






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






29. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Lower back and lower abdominal muscles






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






36. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






37. The range of motion available in a joint. It is affected by muscle length - joint structure and other factors. A fit person can move the body joints through a full range of motion in work and in play .






38. Where are those minerals stored first.






39. When you press your palms together in front of your chest as hard as you can - that is an example of which kind of exercise






40. ADEK - if they stay around too much they could damage organs; stored in fat cells. Vitamin A - milk - cheese - fruits and eggs and veggies - Vitamin D - important (extremely) bones helps absorbs calcium in bones; milks and eggs and sunlight salmon -






41. 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






42. 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.






43. How many amino acids are there






44. If a 150lb woman can lift her weight - and a 200 lbs man can lift his weight they are said to have the same what






45. Bring your arms into you closer pinching your sides - bring arms in the shape of a diamond






46. increase heart rate - increase breathing rate - redistribution of blood skeletal muscles - improved oxygen uptake






47. 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.






48. 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






49. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance






50. In a single day How many gallons of blood does the heart pump