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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
FAINT
ADAPTATION
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
OMISSION
2. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
SEDENTARY
METABOLISM
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
3. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
ABDUCTION
VASODILATION
MYOFILAMENTS
AEROBIC POINT
4. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
VITAL CAPACITY
HEALTH HISTORY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
BRADYCARDIA
5. Also known as coronary artery disease.
ANTHROPOMETRY
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
RADIAL PULSE
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
6. Breathing.
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
VENTILATION
SUBCUTANEOUS
ANTHROPOMETRY
7. A device used to measure work output.
STRAIN
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
ERGOMETER
8. The capacity or ability to perform work.
MET
PHYSIOLOGY
VO2 MAX
ENERGY
9. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.
PHYSIOLOGY
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
HYPOTONIC
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
10. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
BURSA
ELECTROLYTES
SPOT REDUCING
AQUATICS
11. 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.
ADHERENCE
PLACEBO
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
ERGOGENIC AID
12. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
MOTOR NEURON
TYPE 2 DIABETES
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
ERGOGENIC AID
13. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
KILOGRAM
CALORIE
AGONIST
14. 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
VO2 MAX
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
KETOSIS
ERYTHROCYTES
15. An exercise movement performed one time.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
CONCENTRIC
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
REPETITION
16. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
MAINTENANCE
SIGN
TYPE 1 DIABETES
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
17. Red blood cells.
PRECONTEMPLATION
ADIPOSE
ERYTHROCYTES
BLOOD PRESSURE
18. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
MOTOR UNIT
CONDITIONING
GLYCOGEN
WATT
19. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
ALVEOLI
SAGITTAL PLANE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
KINESIOLOGY
20. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
EXCITABILITY
ABDUCTION
INSULIN
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
21. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
VITAL CAPACITY
ERGOGENIC AID
ISOTONIC
STATIC STRETCH
22. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
HYDRATION
ASYMPTOMATIC
CATABOLISM
23. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
CONCENTRIC
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
HYPERTONIC
24. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.
STRENGTH
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
HDL CHOLESTEROL
BODY DENSITY
25. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.
INSULIN RESISTANCE
INSULIN RESISTANCE
METABOLISM
DIURETIC
26. Rapid heart beat.
CONDITIONING
STROKE VOLUME
TACHYCARDIA
AGONIST
27. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
RESTING HEART RATE
FLEXIBILITY
CHOLESTEROL
28. The pulse at the wrist.
RADIAL PULSE
LIPOPROTEIN
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
29. 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.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
ANGINA PECTORIS
CHOLESTEROL
DIASTOLIC
30. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
SAGITTAL PLANE
MOTOR UNIT
BURSA
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
31. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
ALVEOLI
CONDITIONING
PROTEIN
DEHYDRATION
32. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
KILOGRAM
CHRONIC
ARRHYTHMIA
EVERSION
33. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.
TARGET MARKETING
MOTOR NEURON
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
ATROPHY
34. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
MYOFILAMENTS
ABDUCTION
OMISSION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
35. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
SPIROMETER
INSULIN
SYMPTOM
FAINT
36. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.
ENDOCRINE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
MEDICAL REFERRAL
OBESITY
37. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
INFLAMMATION
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
HYPOTONIC
TRIGLYCERIDES
38. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
ARTHRITIS
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
SPRAIN
CAPILLARY
39. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
BORG SCALE
CATECHOLAMINE
TRIGLYCERIDES
40. The ability to respond to a stimulus.
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
ISOMETRIC
EXCITABILITY
GLYCOGEN
41. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.
HYPERTENSION
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
ISCHEMIA
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
42. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
ADAPTATION
SYMPTOM
OVERLOAD
SIGN
43. Also known as coronary artery disease.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
DIASTOLIC
MOTOR NEURON
44. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
ADIPOSE
HAMSTRING
DIURETIC
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
45. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
MEDICAL SCREENING
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
FRONTAL PLANE
46. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
VALSALVA MANEUVER
ANEMIA
ANGINA PECTORIS
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
47. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
MOTOR UNIT
KINESIOLOGY
SPRAIN
COOL DOWN
48. A thorough blood analysis.
SMAC-24
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
SPOT REDUCING
TACHYCARDIA
49. Number of beats per minute.
HEART RATE
OSTEOARTHRITIS
KILOGRAM
DIURETIC
50. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
SUPINATION
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
HYPERTHERMIA
OXYGEN UPTAKE