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






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






3. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






4. Women 8 cups and men 12 cups






5. Metabolic fitness and Bone integrity






6. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






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






8. 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






9. What kind of stretch helps to improve long term flexibility safely - with no help from others






10. 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






11. What is the average aerobic capacity of a normal person






12. What is the largest artery in the body






13. What disease is also known as the silent killer






14. Type of muscle contraction in which the muscle changes length - either shortening (concentrically) or lengthening (eccentrically)






15. Is not a form of Fat - cannot be used as a fuel. has 2 structural components HDL and LDL






16. When do people with no interventions such as exercise program reach their maximum strength






17. The heart rate reserve method of calculating target heart rate range uses age as well as...






18. Phosphorous - it is 2nd most abundant mineral in our bodies. it is found in every cell and it is needed for strong bones - teeth and metabolism - also vitamin B can only be activated when it is attached when it is attached to phosphorus. we need abou






19. Which is the top number diastolic or systolic.






20. (how and why treated)






21. Slow twitch (Type I)fast twitch (Type IIb) intermediate Twitch (Type IIa)






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






23. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






24. 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






25. Lower back and lower abdominal muscles






26. Book suggests doing resistance exercises slowly - How many seconds do they suggest for concentric contractions






27. Vitamins - minerals and water






28. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






29. 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.






30. Considered large abdominal circumference for men and for women






31. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






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






33. How many amino acids are there






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






35. 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.






36. back pain -core strength -weight control (for every 2 lbs of muscle the body can burn more calories)






37. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






38. Individuals who are overweight or obese as children are more likely to be overweight as adults. over fatness in children causes the body to produce more fat cells; Children who are adopted are said to take on the BMI of their birth parents rather tha






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






40. Vegetarians who include dairy and eggs in thier diet. they do not have the same concerns as vegans -






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






42. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






43. 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






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






45. If you want to develop or maintain cardiovascular fitness level and are working at a vigorous intensity - how long should you plan to exercise on your work out days






46. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance






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






48. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






49. 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






50. 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.