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






2. 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






3. Cancer prevention - high blood pressure - heart disease - prevent stroke -prevents obesity - increases brain function -helps prevent depression






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






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






6. Ratings of Perceived Exertion






7. 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.






8. Not regulated by FDA (food and drug administration) can make any claims - spend $ - no benefit - may be bad for you.






9. Food to which nutrients are added in amounts greater than what would naturally occur in the food






10. Clinical term that implies higher normal levels of body fat and potential risk for development of obesity. values of a 25 BMI are considered overweight 66% of U.S.






11. What percent of Americans will experience back pain in their lives






12. A positive state of the physiological systems commonly associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.






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






14. 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






15. For men and women is 17-25






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






17. What happens to your muscles during an isometric exercise






18. 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 -






19. Calories per gram of protein






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






21. What do tendons connect to






22. What do ligaments connect to






23. What are the lower chambers called






24. 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






25. 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.






26. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






27. Smooth - cardiac and skeletal






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






29. Heredity does not affect your destiny - genetics loads the gun but lifestyle pulls the trigger. so there are things that you inherent but how you ultimately live can affect your look






30. In a single day How many gallons of blood does the heart pump






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. As a person becomes more aerobically fit - what happens to their heart rate






38. 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 .






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






40. How many vitamins are there?






41. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






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






43. What disease is also known as the silent killer






44. 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






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






46. (how and why treated)






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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