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Personal Training Vocab
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1. The most common type of arthritis.
STRESS FRACTURE
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
OSTEOARTHRITIS
PREPARATION
2. A very effective stretching technique.
HDL CHOLESTEROL
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
HYPERTHERMIA
ERYTHROCYTES
3. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
DIABETES MELLITUS
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
INVERSION
4. Length of time.
DURATION
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
HEMOGLOBIN
ANAEROBIC
5. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.
COMPLIANCE
KARVONEN FORMULA
LORDOSIS
OXYGEN UPTAKE
6. An increase in a joint angle.
HAMSTRING
AEROBIC POINT
EXTENSION
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
7. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
INVERSION
EXCITABILITY
VO2 MAX
8. Internal organs
VISCERA
URIC ACID
CYTOOSOL
STRESS TEST
9. Number of beats per minute.
FRONTAL PLANE
HEART RATE
EXTENSION
INVERSION
10. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
DIASTOLIC
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
ANEMIA
FASCICLE
11. 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
HYPOTONIC
PRUDENT MAN TEST
FITNESS TESTING
12. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
HYPERTONIC
DURATION
AGONIST
13. Without symptoms.
TESTOSTERONE
MOTOR UNIT
RISK FACTOR
ASYMPTOMATIC
14. Inactive.
ADHERENCE
SEDENTARY
VISCERAL FAT
PLANTAR FLEXION
15. A very large lipoprotein composed mainly of triglycerides; most of the cholesterol produced by the liver is VLDL - but it is usually converted to LDL or HDL very quickly throughout the body.
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
CATECHOLAMINE
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
OMISSION
16. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
SARCOLEMMA
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ASYMPTOMATIC
TYPE 1 DIABETES
17. Excessive loss of body water.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
FITNESS TESTING
DEHYDRATION
18. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
FREQUENCY
AQUATICS
SUBCUTANEOUS
NITRATES
19. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
ARTERY
COMPLIANCE
KINESIOLOGY
SYMPTOM
20. 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)
FASCIA
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
21. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
VASOCONSTRICTION
LIPOPROTEIN
EVERSION
LIPOPROTEIN
22. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
CHRONIC
ERGOMETER
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
DIURETIC
23. 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.
PLACEBO
ACTIN
VISCERAL FAT
INSULIN
24. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
SATURATED FAT
DIASTOLIC
PRECONTEMPLATION
25. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
MAINTENANCE
26. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
FASCIA
LIPID
HYPOGLYCEMIA
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
27. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
PROTEIN
WARM UP
WARM UP
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
28. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.
ALVEOLI
FREQUENCY
APOLIPOPROTEIN
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
29. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
STRESS TEST
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
FRONTAL PLANE
LIPOPROTEIN
30. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
MYOFILAMENTS
MEDICAL REFERRAL
HYPOXIA
DYSPNEA
31. An increase in size.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
HYPERTROPHY
PERCEIVED EXERTION
TRAVERSE PLANE
32. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
AQUATICS
BURSA
SARCOMERE
33. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
PERCEIVED EXERTION
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
EVERSION
34. A bundle of muscle fibers.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
TYPE 2 DIABETES
FASCICLE
FEMORAL
35. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.
MOTOR NEURON
LIPOPROTEIN
ACSM
ELECTROLYTES
36. Difficult or labored breathing.
DYSPNEA
OBESITY
LORDOSIS
HEAT STROKE
37. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
HYPERTROPHY
ANTAGONIST
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
38. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
SEDENTARY
ENDOCRINE
VEIN
39. A device used to measure work output.
ERGOMETER
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
AEROBIC EXERCISE
HYPERTONIC
40. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (Hypertension)
SIGN
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SIGN
ERGOMETER
41. The capacity or ability to perform work.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
WATT
FAINT
ENERGY
42. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
BALLISTIC
HEMOGLOBIN
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
VO2 MAX
43. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.
FREQUENCY
SATURATED FAT
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
STRENGTH
44. Inactive.
TACHYCARDIA
ADDUCTION
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
SEDENTARY
45. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
INVERSION
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
COMMISSION
ATROPHY
46. 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
PERCEIVED EXERTION
HEART ATTACK
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
47. Thinking about changing a behavior.
TARGET MARKETING
FASCIA
CONTEMPLATION
HYDRATION
48. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
ERYTHROCYTES
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ANGINA PECTORIS
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
49. The range of motion of a joint.
INSULIN
FLEXIBILITY
SIGN
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
50. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
AEROBIC POINT
CONTRAINDICATION
VASOCONSTRICTION
INFLAMMATION