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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Fatty Tissue.
ADIPOSE
TROPICAL OILS
PERCEIVED EXERTION
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
2. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.
ABDUCTION
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
VITAL CAPACITY
LIGAMENT
3. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
CONTRAINDICATION
PULMONARY
HYPERTONIC
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
4. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
BRADYCARDIA
SYSTOLIC
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
CONDITIONING
5. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
LIPOPROTEIN
INSULIN
PREPARATION
6. The method by which liability is determined.
DEHYDRATION
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
PRUDENT MAN TEST
ISCHEMIA
7. 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.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
ALVEOLI
LACTATE THRESHOLD
PHYSIOLOGY
8. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
ISOMETRIC
ANTHROPOMETRY
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR
9. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
KINESIOLOGY
GLYCOGEN
SARCOLEMMA
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
10. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).
FITNESS TESTING
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
OBESITY
SARCOMERE
11. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
MYOSIN
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
HYPOKINETIC
12. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
BLOOD PRESSURE
PLANTAR FLEXION
HYPERTENSION
13. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
EXCITABILITY
KINESIOLOGY
WATT
14. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are in a fixed position and do not move. Examples arm body exercise are push-ups and pull-ups. Examples of leg exercises are leg press - squats - and lunges.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
LDL CHOLESTEROL
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
ANGINA PECTORIS
15. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
ALVEOLI
VO2 MAX
COMMISSION
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
16. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
SEDENTARY
GLYCOGEN
HEAT STROKE
BODY DENSITY
17. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.
SUPINATION
MYOFILAMENTS
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
AQUATICS
18. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
DEHYDRATION
ISOMETRIC
COMMISSION
RESTING HEART RATE
19. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
VASODILATION
PRUDENT MAN TEST
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
SUPINATION
20. Without symptoms.
ASYMPTOMATIC
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
ARTHRITIS
MET
21. Pertaining to the lungs.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
HYPOTONIC
PULMONARY
AMINO ACIDS
22. 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.
DEHYDRATION
BORG SCALE
METABOLISM
HDL CHOLESTEROL
23. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.
CAPILLARY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
AEROBIC
INSULIN
24. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
LIPID
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
PHYSIOLOGY
25. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
HEMOGLOBIN
PLANTAR FLEXION
URIC ACID
STRENGTH
26. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
EVERSION
APOLIPOPROTEIN
PHYSIOLOGY
ANAEROBIC
27. Breathing.
VENTILATION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
BURSA
AEROBIC POWER
28. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
ELECTROLYTES
MEDICAL REFERRAL
AEROBIC POINT
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
29. Not thinking about changing behavior.
HEART ATTACK
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
PRECONTEMPLATION
ANATOMY
30. Under the skin.
CALORIE
SUBCUTANEOUS
KINESIOLOGY
DURATION
31. 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. (Low Blood Sugar)
HYPOGLYCEMIA
FLEXIBILITY
TYPE 1 DIABETES
HEART ATTACK
32. Fast - bouncy movement.
ERGOMETER
CONDITIONING
HYPOTONIC
BALLISTIC
33. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.
PLACEBO
MAINTENANCE
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ACTION
34. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
CORONARY ARTERIES
PRECONTEMPLATION
ERGOGENIC AID
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
35. 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
VISCERAL FAT
VASOCONSTRICTION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
36. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
ANAEROBIC
AEROBIC
PHYSIOLOGY
CORONARY ARTERIES
37. Internal organs
TARGET MARKETING
VISCERA
PREPARATION
RADIAL PULSE
38. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
TESTOSTERONE
ENERGY
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
39. A fat.
LIPID
TACHYCARDIA
PRECONTEMPLATION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
40. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
CONTEMPLATION
SUPINATION
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
DORSI FLEXION
41. The science of the measurement of the human body with regard to size and body composition.
ACCLIMATIZATION
ANTHROPOMETRY
MET
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
42. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
HYPERTHERMIA
VO2 MAX
VASOCONSTRICTION
APOLIPOPROTEIN
43. Of and relating to hormones.
ENDOCRINE
FAINT
BALLISTIC
CARBON DIOXIDE
44. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
LIGAMENT
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
ENERGY
CARDIOVASCULAR
45. Inactive.
PREPARATION
SEDENTARY
DIURETIC
ALVEOLI
46. Inflammation of the joints.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
ARTHRITIS
SARCOLEMMA
TONING TABLE
47. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.
INFLAMMATION
CAROTID ARTERY
CAPILLARY
FREQUENCY
48. Divides the body into front and back halves.
PHYSIOLOGY
FRONTAL PLANE
HEART RATE RESERVE
PRUDENT MAN TEST
49. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
LACTATE THRESHOLD
ARRHYTHMIA
BYPASS SURGERY
50. A very effective stretching technique.
TROPICAL OILS
HYPOKINETIC
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY