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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
VASOCONSTRICTION
PLACEBO
TONING TABLE
CONTRAINDICATION
2. Elevation in body temperature.
HYPERTHERMIA
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
ANATOMY
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
3. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
DIABETES MELLITUS
FAINT
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
4. Of and relating to hormones.
ENDOCRINE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
5. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
PLACEBO
LDL CHOLESTEROL
VASODILATION
6. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
ISOMETRIC
CHOLESTEROL
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
7. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.
HEMOGLOBIN
AEROBIC EXERCISE
BRADYCARDIA
PROTEIN
8. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
RICE PRINCIPLE
BLOOD PRESSURE
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
PROTEIN
9. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
EVERSION
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
FLEXIBILITY
10. Of or relating to the aged.
CHOLESTEROL
GERIATRIC
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
CAROTID ARTERY
11. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).
MOTOR NEURON
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
OBESITY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
12. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
ANTAGONIST
VISCERAL FAT
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
INTENSITY
13. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
ACCLIMATIZATION
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
FASCICLE
14. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
HYPOTONIC
CORONARY ARTERIES
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
ERGOGENIC AID
15. Not thinking about changing behavior.
PRECONTEMPLATION
CONTEMPLATION
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
AGONIST
16. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
CORONARY ARTERIES
ANEMIA
TENDON
17. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
AQUATICS
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
CAROTID ARTERY
SATURATED FAT
18. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
SMAC-24
SIGN
TARGET HEART RATE
CONTEMPLATION
19. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
VISCERAL FAT
CATABOLISM
DORSI FLEXION
ERYTHROCYTES
20. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
WARM UP
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
BODY DENSITY
CONDITIONING
21. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
ENDOCRINE
ABDUCTION
TONING TABLE
TENDON
22. The capacity or ability to perform work.
BLOOD PRESSURE
CONCENTRIC
ENERGY
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
23. Failing to do something that should have been done.
SMAC-24
TACHYCARDIA
ARRHYTHMIA
OMISSION
24. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
CATABOLISM
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
VALSALVA MANEUVER
ISCHEMIA
25. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.
SUBCUTANEOUS
GERIATRIC
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
BORG SCALE
26. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
STROKE VOLUME
FASCICLE
DIURETIC
27. Length of time.
ABDUCTION
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
INVERSION
DURATION
28. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.
HDL CHOLESTEROL
FEMORAL
SIGN
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
29. Palm down.
VALSALVA MANEUVER
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
PRONATION
30. A device used to measure work output.
CORONARY ARTERIES
AMINO ACIDS
ERGOMETER
SYSTOLIC
31. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
ANGINA PECTORIS
HDL CHOLESTEROL
PRUDENT MAN TEST
HEART ATTACK
32. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.
PRONATION
MITOCHONDRIA
SATURATED FAT
CATABOLISM
33. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
CARBON DIOXIDE
ISOKINETIC
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
34. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
DEHYDRATION
ACCLIMATIZATION
PROTEIN
HDL CHOLESTEROL
35. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
FEMORAL
VASODILATION
OVERLOAD
TESTOSTERONE
36. The proportions of fat and lean.
TENDON
BALLISTIC
BODY COMPOSITION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
37. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
BETA OXIDATION
VALSALVA MANEUVER
FLEXIBILITY
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
38. Inflammation of the joints.
ADAPTATION
ARTHRITIS
INTENSITY
CONCENTRIC
39. Medical history.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
HEALTH HISTORY
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
VASODILATION
40. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
BLOOD PRESSURE
MET
MEDICAL SCREENING
VEIN
41. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.
TARGET MARKETING
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
SIGN
42. Fast - bouncy movement.
AEROBIC POINT
FLEXION
BALLISTIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
43. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
ACTIN
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
STROKE VOLUME
44. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
MET
ANTAGONIST
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
INSULIN
45. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
HAMSTRING
BODY DENSITY
ARTERY
46. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
STROKE VOLUME
SAGITTAL PLANE
FRONTAL PLANE
HYPERTONIC
47. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.
PREPARATION
CHRONIC
COMPLIANCE
HYPOTONIC
48. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)
PULMONARY
FASCIA
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
HEART ATTACK
49. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
CARBON DIOXIDE
HEMOGLOBIN
MOTOR UNIT
50. 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. (Hypoglycemia)
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
KILOGRAM
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
ERGOMETER