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1. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






2. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered low for HDL.






3. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






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






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






6. 10-20% males 17-28% females






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






8. 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






9. What percent do the muscle receive when they are at rest (blood flow)






10. 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






11. It stretches and stays like taffy






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. How much blood is in our body?






19. DOMS






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






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






22. The deposition of materials along the arterial walls; a type of arteriosclerosis






23. Percentage of fat in diet






24. Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Relevant - Timely






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






26. 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.






27. If you have been doing 25 push-ups every day for 6 months - are you working on improving your muscle strength






28. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






29. How often per minute at rest does the heart beat in a normal person.






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






31. 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






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. Servings of protein






34. Challenge muscles more than normal - to get improvement






35. Magnesium - only need 1 oz or less - compared with 3lbs of calcium - but it is needed for over 300 chemical reactions that keep us alive. more than half our magnesium is in our bones - Calcium gives bones strength; magnesium gives bones elasticity -






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






37. Which is the top number diastolic or systolic.






38. These conditions are caused by inactivity - and account for a large percentage of our health care costs.






39. When doing chin-ups on the chin up bar what kind of PRE is it






40. Percentage carbs in diet






41. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






42. 24 - 48 hours after the exercise.






43. Static - ballistic - PNF - and Range of Motion






44. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






45. (how and why treated)






46. How many essential amino acids






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






48. 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






49. What are the upper chambers of the heart called






50. 1 to 2 lbs per week - for example 3500 calories use up to or not eat 500 calories.