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Personal Training Math Formulas

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1. Waist/hip






2. Maximal heart rate






3. Oxygen consumption






4. Specific - measurable - attainable - relevant - and time-bound






5. 1000 one thousand






6. MHR x desired intensity (between 64% -93%)






7. .393 inches; .032 feet; .01 m






8. 1 - RM (lbs) x desired intensity






9. Target heart rate






10. Provides 7 calories of energy






11. Oxygen uptake (ml/min) x 1 -000 / bodyweight (kg)






12. Lean weight






13. 2.54cm ; .083 feet; .33 m






14. Desired body fat %






15. Weight (kg) / height(squared)[meters]






16. 39.3 inches; 3.3 feet; 100 cm






17. Provides 4 calories of energy






18. Specific - measurable - attainable - relevant - and time-bound






19. Provides 7 calories of energy






20. Fat weight






21. Resting heart rate






22. Body mass index






23. Maximal heart rate






24. % of 1 - Rep Max






25. 1000 one thousand






26. 16oz; 453.6 g; .45Kg






27. 1 - RM (lbs) x desired intensity






28. Oxygen uptake (ml/min) x 1 -000 / bodyweight (kg)






29. Maximal oxygen consumption






30. Metabolic equivalents






31. Resting heart rate






32. Body weight






33. Mhr - rhr






34. Provides 9 calories of energy






35. 1000 meters; .62 miles






36. Waist-to-hip-ratio






37. Waist/hip






38. Mhr - rhr






39. .393 inches; .032 feet; .01 m






40. Body weight






41. (METS) x (3.5) x (BWkg) / 200 = kcal/min






42. The total amount of oxygen used during a single bout of exercise (L/min)






43. Lean weight






44. (220-age-RHR) (intensity) + RHR = Target HR






45. .04 inches






46. Accounts for oxygen used relative to bodyweight; it is measured in ml per kg of bodyweight (BW) per minute of exercise (ml/kg/min)






47. 39.3 inches; 3.3 feet; 100 cm






48. Body mass index






49. Provides 9 calories of energy






50. Kilocalories; also called calories