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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
RADIAL PULSE
VITAL CAPACITY
ARTERY
MEDICAL SCREENING
2. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
BODY DENSITY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
3. Palm down.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
PRONATION
VASOCONSTRICTION
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
4. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.
OMISSION
ABDUCTION
HDL CHOLESTEROL
OSTEOPOROSIS
5. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
VEIN
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
6. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
CARDIAC OUTPUT
CHRONIC
BLOOD PRESSURE
7. A method for determining target heart rate.
KARVONEN FORMULA
PHYSIOLOGY
EVERSION
VITAL CAPACITY
8. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
KETOSIS
FLEXIBILITY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
9. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
RISK FACTOR
STATIC STRETCH
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
ENERGY
10. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
DIABETES MELLITUS
CATECHOLAMINE
HYPERTROPHY
11. Fatty Tissue.
VENTILATION
ADIPOSE
COOL DOWN
ACSM
12. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
BRADYCARDIA
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
RISK FACTOR
13. A bundle of muscle fibers.
ANGINA PECTORIS
SPIROMETER
ADIPOSE
FASCICLE
14. The ability to generate force.
CONTEMPLATION
HYPERTENSION
ACUTE
STRENGTH
15. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.
INTENSITY
CONDITIONING
APOLIPOPROTEIN
CYTOOSOL
16. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
ALVEOLI
AGONIST
STRESS TEST
RICE PRINCIPLE
17. Staying with a prescribed program.
CONDITIONING
COMPLIANCE
MYOSIN
ATROPHY
18. Of or relating to the aged.
LORDOSIS
GERIATRIC
PRONATION
BETA OXIDATION
19. 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
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
CATECHOLAMINE
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
20. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
SATURATED FAT
HYPOKINETIC
PERCEIVED EXERTION
AGONIST
21. 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
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CONTEMPLATION
URIC ACID
22. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
ARRHYTHMIA
BODY COMPOSITION
WATT
23. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
INSULIN RESISTANCE
GLYCOGEN
SYSTOLIC
24. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CAROTID ARTERY
AEROBIC EXERCISE
INTENSITY
OBESITY
25. Divides the body into left and right halves.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
ATROPHY
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
SAGITTAL PLANE
26. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
KINESIOLOGY
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
27. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
SPIROMETER
OXYGEN UPTAKE
HYPERTROPHY
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
28. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.
MEDICAL SCREENING
HYPOGLYCEMIA
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
29. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
SIGN
MYOFILAMENTS
ABDUCTION
AEROBIC
30. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.
DURATION
BYPASS SURGERY
DIURETIC
RECTUS FEMORIS
31. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
STRESS FRACTURE
COOL DOWN
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
32. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
CHRONIC
BORG SCALE
CYTOOSOL
33. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
DIURETIC
GLYCOGEN
34. A bundle of muscle fibers.
FASCICLE
ACSM
REPETITION
RECTUS FEMORIS
35. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
SARCOMERE
CONTRAINDICATION
ADDUCTION
INSULIN RESISTANCE
36. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
VISCERAL FAT
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
TESTOSTERONE
MYOFILAMENTS
37. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.
INSULIN RESISTANCE
SATURATED FAT
LORDOSIS
SUPINATION
38. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
ASYMPTOMATIC
HEART RATE
CARBON DIOXIDE
39. Under the skin.
LIPOPROTEIN
ECCENTRIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
AQUATICS
40. Elevation in body temperature.
SPECIFICITY
WARM UP
HYPERTHERMIA
EXCITABILITY
41. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
ACTIN
RICE PRINCIPLE
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
LORDOSIS
42. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
MOTOR UNIT
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
SPIROMETER
DORSI FLEXION
43. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
SARCOLEMMA
MYOFILAMENTS
44. 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
HEALTH HISTORY
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
HEART ATTACK
45. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
AEROBIC EXERCISE
STRENGTH
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
CALORIE
46. 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)
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
HYPERTENSION
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
47. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
PROTEIN
INSULIN
BURSA
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
48. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.
HYPERTHERMIA
HEAT STROKE
KETOSIS
HYPOXIA
49. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
KINESIOLOGY
FLEXIBILITY
FLEXION
PERCEIVED EXERTION
50. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
ALVEOLI
GLYCOGEN
APOLIPOPROTEIN