Test your basic knowledge |

Personal Training Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Staying with a prescribed program.






2. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






3. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






4. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.






5. A condition in normal healthy individuals where the blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Can also occur in diabetics as a result of injecting too much insulin or not eating. (Hypoglycemia)






6. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






7. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






8. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.






9. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






10. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






11. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






12. With Oxygen






13. Divides the body into front and back halves.






14. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






15. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






16. Palm up.






17. Divides the body into left and right halves.






18. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






19. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






20. The structural unit of proteins.






21. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.






22. A fatty - waxy substance that is needed by the body for a variety of functions. Abnormal blood cholesterol is a primary risk factor for CAD.






23. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (High Blood Pressure)






24. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






25. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.






26. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.






27. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






28. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






29. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.






30. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.






31. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






32. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Stress Test)






33. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.






34. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM






35. The maximal amount of oxygen that the body can utilize per kilogram of body weight per minute. Also called max VO2 - VO2 max - cardiorespiratory fitness level - aerobic power. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)






36. The method by which liability is determined.






37. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease






38. Fatty Tissue.






39. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






40. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






41. Lack of activity.






42. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.






43. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.






44. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.






45. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.






46. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






47. Doing something that should not have been done.






48. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.






49. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.






50. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).