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1. 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 .






2. 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)






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






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






5. 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.






6. (how and why treated)






7. Hardening of the arteries due to conditions that cause the arterial walls to become thick - hard and nonelastic.






8. Percentage carbs in diet






9. What is the aerobic capacity of an elite runner






10. In context of strength training - what does HIT stand for?






11. What doesnt cause DOMS






12. Calories per gram of protein






13. Which kind of goal is more sensible (SMART) when one is beginning to make a change in lifestyle






14. Reduce cholesterol and LDL cholesterol they also decrease levels of HDL






15. It stretches and stays like taffy






16. 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 -






17. Servings of protein






18. How long should static stretches be held






19. Important for bone information and metabolism






20. 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






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






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






23. What are proteins made of






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






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






26. When there is both an concentric and eccentric contraction what type of PRE is it?






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






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






29. 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






30. How many vitamins are there?






31. Which kind of muscle fibers help you excel at long distance running






32. 24 - 48 hours after the exercise.






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






34. A type of blood fat associated with increased risk for heart disease. are related to heart disease - lose some of their ability to predict heart disease with the presence of other risk factors - so high levels are more difficult to interpret than oth






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball






40. I have been doing 2 sets of 8 reps each with 8-lb. weights - how might I apply the principle of progression






41. Spiritual - social - emotional-mental - intellectual - physical






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






43. Percentage of fat in diet






44. 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






45. How much blood is in our body?






46. 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.






47. Monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats that are usually liquid at room temperature and come primarily from vegetable sources.






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






49. 10-20% males 17-28% females






50. DOMS