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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
HEART RATE RESERVE
SYSTOLIC
SARCOMERE
BLOOD PRESSURE
2. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
MYOSIN
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
3. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ACTION
4. Hardening of the arteries.
VISCERAL FAT
MOTOR NEURON
INSULIN RESISTANCE
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
5. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
SARCOLEMMA
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
VO2 MAX
DIURETIC
6. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are not in a fixed position and can move freely. Arm body exercises are dumbbell curls and lateral raises. Leg exercises are seated knee extensions and prone hamstring
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SATURATED FAT
PLACEBO
7. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
FEMORAL
BETA BLOCKER
RISK FACTOR
8. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
HEAT STROKE
FAINT
HYPERTROPHY
LIPID
9. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
ALVEOLI
CATABOLISM
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
BODY DENSITY
10. Also known as coronary artery disease.
PHYSIOLOGY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
CONTEMPLATION
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
11. Persisting for a long time.
CHRONIC
VASODILATION
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
CONTRAINDICATION
12. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
SYSTOLIC
WATT
SARCOLEMMA
BETA BLOCKER
13. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
ACUTE
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
EXCITABILITY
BETA OXIDATION
14. Hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced by the adrenal glands.
CATECHOLAMINE
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
CARDIOVASCULAR
PULMONARY
15. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
FASCIA
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
FREQUENCY
16. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
OMISSION
LIPID
BALLISTIC
BRADYCARDIA
17. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
MET
INVERSION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
CAPILLARY
18. Length of time.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
CAROTID ARTERY
ACSM
DURATION
19. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
NITRATES
WATT
TROPICAL OILS
EVERSION
20. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
MYOFILAMENTS
PREPARATION
RESIDUAL VOLUME
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
21. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
COMPLIANCE
FREQUENCY
ARTERY
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
22. Elevated blood lipid levels.
AEROBIC POINT
OSTEOPOROSIS
GERIATRIC
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
23. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
RISK FACTOR
PULMONARY
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
ARTERY
24. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
LDL CHOLESTEROL
FLEXIBILITY
VITAL CAPACITY
RESTING HEART RATE
25. 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. (Hypertension)
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
LACTATE THRESHOLD
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SPRAIN
26. The capacity or ability to perform work.
HYPOXIA
ENERGY
VISCERAL FAT
DYSPNEA
27. Without oxygen.
MEDICAL REFERRAL
ANAEROBIC
DIABETES MELLITUS
VEIN
28. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
HYPOKINETIC
INSULIN
ADDUCTION
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
29. The state of water content.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
AQUATICS
HYDRATION
SPIROMETER
30. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.
CARBON DIOXIDE
HDL CHOLESTEROL
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
HYPOGLYCEMIA
31. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
VISCERA
SYMPTOM
SARCOMERE
32. The structural unit of proteins.
DIASTOLIC
ADHERENCE
AMINO ACIDS
OMISSION
33. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
ACSM
PLANTAR FLEXION
PRUDENT MAN TEST
BURSA
34. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
PREPARATION
HYPERTENSION
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
TENDON
35. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
RADIAL PULSE
VEIN
SATURATED FAT
36. An increase in size.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
CHRONIC
HYPERTROPHY
INTENSITY
37. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR
BORG SCALE
RESIDUAL VOLUME
38. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
TENDON
HYDRATION
VITAL CAPACITY
COMMISSION
39. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
ASYMPTOMATIC
CAROTID ARTERY
ADAPTATION
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
40. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
TRAVERSE PLANE
STATIC STRETCH
PLANTAR FLEXION
AEROBIC EXERCISE
41. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
CATECHOLAMINE
DIABETES MELLITUS
VALSALVA MANEUVER
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
42. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
PRUDENT MAN TEST
TROPICAL OILS
CALORIE
INSULIN
43. Without symptoms.
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
FASCIA
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
ASYMPTOMATIC
44. Of or relating to the thigh.
TRIGLYCERIDES
ANEMIA
FEMORAL
ATROPHY
45. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
HYPOKINETIC
46. Difficult or labored breathing.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
DYSPNEA
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
STRESS TEST
47. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.
OMISSION
ECCENTRIC
OVERLOAD
EXTENSION
48. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
PHYSIOLOGY
VITAL CAPACITY
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
TROPICAL OILS
49. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
WARM UP
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
PREPARATION
AEROBIC EXERCISE
50. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
ISCHEMIA
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
OXYGEN UPTAKE