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






2. One advantage of ___________ over machines is that they work muscles other than the ones you are targeting in your exercise






3. They are highly adaptable and have biochemical and physiological properties of fast and slow twitch fibers






4. What does MET stand for






5. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






6. Carbohydrates - fat and protein.






7. Where are those minerals stored first.






8. Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Relevant - Timely






9. 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






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






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






12. Important for bone information and metabolism






13. 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.






14. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






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






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






17. How much blood is in our body?






18. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






19. Potassium - it is the third most abundant mineral in the body. it is an electrolyte - they help with proper nerve and muscle function - such as beating of the heart. we need about 4700mg per day - good sources include fruits and veggies - especially






20. For men and women is 17-25






21. How many essential amino acids






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






23. Special name antioxidants - (How they affect vegans)






24. 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)






25. 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 -






26. In metabolic syndrome high blood pressure is what over what






27. 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.






28. Servings of protein






29. 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






30. Also is Stages of Change; 1. Precontemplation - not considering stopping 2. Contemplation - considering stopping3. Preparation - looking for programs 4. Action - makes a change 5. Maintenance - keep the change for 6 months

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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






36. (how and why treated)






37. 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






38. How many amino acids are there






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






40. You need it in cell walls - used for digestion - making hormones and part of nerves. Like a waxy substance but not fat but like looks like it - cant be used as an energy source - HDL and LDL high density lip protein total > 200






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Who may need supplements






48. What disease is also known as the silent killer






49. Are the transfer stations where oxygen and fuel are released - and waste products - such as carbon dioxide - are removed from the tissues.






50. What is the largest artery in the body