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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
RENAL
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CONCENTRIC
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
2. An increase in a joint angle.
ISCHEMIA
SYMPTOM
ANTHROPOMETRY
EXTENSION
3. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
TYPE 1 DIABETES
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
CAROTID ARTERY
4. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
OBESITY
ERYTHROCYTES
WARM UP
5. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
OBESITY
ERGOGENIC AID
SMAC-24
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
6. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
SYSTOLIC
ANATOMY
HEAT STROKE
7. Excessive loss of body water.
CHRONIC
GERIATRIC
DEHYDRATION
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
8. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
SPECIFICITY
ENERGY
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
SYMPTOM
9. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ADDUCTION
VALSALVA MANEUVER
10. 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. (Aerobic Power)
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
KETOSIS
11. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
PRONATION
METABOLISM
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
ANTHROPOMETRY
12. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
INFLAMMATION
SYSTOLIC
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
13. The study of the function of the body.
PHYSIOLOGY
VO2 MAX
ISOKINETIC
CAPILLARY
14. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
FASCIA
FITNESS TESTING
RICE PRINCIPLE
SAGITTAL PLANE
15. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
ARTHRITIS
TYPE 2 DIABETES
BRADYCARDIA
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
16. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
EVERSION
LIPID
DIASTOLIC
17. Under the skin.
FITNESS TESTING
FRONTAL PLANE
SYSTOLIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
18. The range of motion of a joint.
SAGITTAL PLANE
FLEXIBILITY
HYPERTONIC
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
19. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
SIGN
INSULIN RESISTANCE
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
20. The pulse at the wrist.
ADIPOSE
RADIAL PULSE
LDL CHOLESTEROL
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
21. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
ANTAGONIST
STROKE VOLUME
22. Inactive.
TENDON
FLEXION
SEDENTARY
ACTIN
23. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
ARTERY
TONING TABLE
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
ANTAGONIST
24. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
HEAT STROKE
TRIGLYCERIDES
HEAT STROKE
LIPID
25. Palm up.
SUPINATION
ISCHEMIA
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
AQUATICS
26. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
VITAL CAPACITY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
SUBCUTANEOUS
ADAPTATION
27. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOVASCULAR
HDL CHOLESTEROL
COOL DOWN
28. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
CONTEMPLATION
VASOCONSTRICTION
SUBCUTANEOUS
PREPARATION
29. The most common type of arthritis.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
CAPILLARY
STRAIN
OSTEOARTHRITIS
30. Without oxygen.
RADIAL PULSE
ANAEROBIC
CARDIAC OUTPUT
EXCITABILITY
31. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
WATT
VO2 MAX
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
CARBON DIOXIDE
32. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
MYOFILAMENTS
LIGAMENT
FREQUENCY
INSULIN
33. The study of the function of the body.
FEMORAL
CHRONIC
INSULIN
PHYSIOLOGY
34. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
HYDRATION
MYOSIN
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
BETA OXIDATION
35. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
ANEMIA
CONDITIONING
SARCOMERE
36. An increase in size.
WARM UP
HYPERTROPHY
TRAVERSE PLANE
COOL DOWN
37. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
HEALTH HISTORY
TRIGLYCERIDES
KETOSIS
CORONARY ARTERIES
38. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
FRONTAL PLANE
WATT
PROTEIN
NITRATES
39. A very effective stretching technique.
FRONTAL PLANE
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
CAPILLARY
40. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
DYSPNEA
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
41. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
ANTAGONIST
BORG SCALE
SPOT REDUCING
CAPILLARY
42. An injury involving muscle tissue.
ENDOCRINE
STRAIN
RESTING HEART RATE
PHYSIOLOGY
43. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
HEMOGLOBIN
TARGET HEART RATE
ATROPHY
CATECHOLAMINE
44. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
LIPOPROTEIN
TESTOSTERONE
BETA OXIDATION
SUBCUTANEOUS
45. Elevated blood lipid levels.
SMAC-24
ISOMETRIC
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
TRIGLYCERIDES
46. The state of water content.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
HYDRATION
HYPERTENSION
REPETITION
47. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
VASOCONSTRICTION
RICE PRINCIPLE
BYPASS SURGERY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
48. The end product of protein metabolism.
AGONIST
BLOOD PRESSURE
ISOMETRIC
URIC ACID
49. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
SIGN
SPRAIN
SMAC-24
KARVONEN FORMULA
50. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
AEROBIC POINT
FAINT
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION