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






2. 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 -






3. Calories per gram Carbs






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






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






6. 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






7. Excessive loss of water from the body - usually through perspiration - urination - or evaporation ; sometimes water out of cells - to maintain blood pressure and volume. cells shrink - body tissue begin to dry out - cells start to shrivel and malfunc






8. Percentage of protein for diet






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






10. 5 organs or systems all be fit; heart - lungs - blood vessels - blood and muscles






11. Behavioral goal is associated with something you do - example is 30 minutes of brisk walking 6 days a week for the next 2 weeks; an outcome goal is associated with a physical characteristic example would be to lowering your body weight






12. Challenge muscles more than normal - to get improvement






13. Blood pressure above 130/85 - a fasting blood sugar level of 100 or higher - blood triglycerides of 150 or above






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






15. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






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






17. If you are using the HIT method of training you would normally do How many sets






18. The oxygen-carrying protein (molecule) of red blood cells






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






20. How much blood is in our body?






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






22. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






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






24. 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 -






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






26. What are the lower chambers called






27. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Cant make them in our body - good for our brain - liver and kidney reduce growth sunflower - soy beans - and corn






33. Also known as neutraceuticals - products that contain these medically beneficial compounds - because they are a combination of pharmaceuticals and food.






34. For men and women is 17-25






35. What do tendons connect to






36. Calories in a pound






37. Nine basic amino acids that the human body cannot produce and that must be obtained from food sources.






38. 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






39. If Peter weighs 167lbs and is doing an activity requiring 4 MET; How many calories is he expending per hour on that activity.






40. Percentage carbs in diet






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






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






43. What happens to your muscles during an isometric exercise






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






45. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






46. DOMS






47. Helps assess the intensity of aerobic physical activity. scale ranges from 6 (very very light) to 20 (very very hard) and has 1-point increments in between. can also be used to define target zone for exercise intensity






48. Fat - located under the skin. skinfold measures - can be used to estimate body fatness; waist to hip circumference ratio - can be an indicator.






49. Fatty acids - found special in cold-water fish - in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. walnuts - flaxseeds and canola oil may have similar benefits






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