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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. American College of Sports Medicine.
AEROBIC POINT
MITOCHONDRIA
LORDOSIS
ACSM
2. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
ERGOGENIC AID
CARDIAC OUTPUT
INSULIN
3. 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.
TACHYCARDIA
INTENSITY
PLACEBO
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
4. The amount of air remaining in the lungs following a maximal exhalation.
GLYCOGEN
SEDENTARY
RESIDUAL VOLUME
STRAIN
5. Number of beats per minute.
ACTION
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
HEART RATE
LDL CHOLESTEROL
6. Decrease in a joint angle.
URIC ACID
MOTOR NEURON
FLEXION
LACTATE THRESHOLD
7. Thinking about changing a behavior.
MET
ASYMPTOMATIC
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
CONTEMPLATION
8. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
TESTOSTERONE
CYTOOSOL
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
HYPERTHERMIA
9. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
HYPERTROPHY
STATIC STRETCH
HYDRATION
ACUTE
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.
HEART RATE
STRENGTH
INSULIN RESISTANCE
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
11. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
PRECONTEMPLATION
WARM UP
STRESS TEST
BLOOD PRESSURE
12. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
RENAL
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ANGINA PECTORIS
HYPERTENSION
13. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
CARDIOVASCULAR
ISOKINETIC
TESTOSTERONE
ARRHYTHMIA
14. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
HYPOKINETIC
LIPID
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
15. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.
BYPASS SURGERY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
STRENGTH
BURSA
16. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)
LIPID
HEART ATTACK
HYPOTONIC
STRAIN
17. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
LACTATE THRESHOLD
WARM UP
INVERSION
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
18. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
KETOSIS
ANATOMY
ISOMETRIC
INSULIN
19. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
MOTOR UNIT
RECTUS FEMORIS
STRESS FRACTURE
ACCLIMATIZATION
20. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
CALORIE
VASODILATION
MITOCHONDRIA
INSULIN RESISTANCE
21. Red blood cells.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
ERYTHROCYTES
HEALTH HISTORY
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
22. 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
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
BETA OXIDATION
EXTENSION
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
23. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ALVEOLI
GLYCOGEN
DIURETIC
24. Failing to do something that should have been done.
HEART RATE RESERVE
OMISSION
METABOLISM
FEMORAL
25. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
CARDIAC OUTPUT
BODY COMPOSITION
TYPE 2 DIABETES
DEHYDRATION
26. Of or relating to the thigh.
PROTEIN
FEMORAL
AQUATICS
CARBON DIOXIDE
27. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
CONDITIONING
MITOCHONDRIA
HEALTH HISTORY
28. 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)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
COMPLIANCE
SARCOLEMMA
EXCITABILITY
29. A contraction during which movement is produced.
SMAC-24
ISOTONIC
BETA BLOCKER
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
30. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
SIGN
WARM UP
EVERSION
31. A very effective stretching technique.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
BALLISTIC
HYPOXIA
EXTENSION
32. Persisting for a long time.
DIURETIC
BURSA
SYSTOLIC
CHRONIC
33. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
SATURATED FAT
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
ACTIN
VEIN
34. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
FRONTAL PLANE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
TESTOSTERONE
35. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
EVERSION
SEDENTARY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
AEROBIC POINT
36. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
ACTIN
ABDUCTION
HYDRATION
FRONTAL PLANE
37. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
ATROPHY
ACCLIMATIZATION
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
38. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
ANTHROPOMETRY
ANATOMY
STRESS FRACTURE
TROPICAL OILS
39. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.
HYPOKINETIC
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
LDL CHOLESTEROL
DEHYDRATION
40. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.
ANEMIA
ISCHEMIA
EVERSION
AEROBIC POINT
41. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.
ACSM
OMISSION
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
HYDRATION
42. A very effective stretching technique.
CHRONIC
CONTRAINDICATION
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
CONTRAINDICATION
43. Staying with a prescribed program.
AEROBIC POINT
CONTEMPLATION
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
COMPLIANCE
44. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
VASODILATION
BYPASS SURGERY
CALORIE
AQUATICS
45. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
TENDON
PRUDENT MAN TEST
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
MAINTENANCE
46. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
ACSM
BALLISTIC
LIPOPROTEIN
HAMSTRING
47. Long term physical training.
PRONATION
VISCERAL FAT
CONDITIONING
TENDON
48. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.
TARGET MARKETING
ADDUCTION
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
ANTHROPOMETRY
49. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
FREQUENCY
ASYMPTOMATIC
MITOCHONDRIA
ANGINA PECTORIS
50. Long term physical training.
ERGOGENIC AID
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
HYPOXIA
CONDITIONING