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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
KARVONEN FORMULA
CYTOOSOL
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
2. Elevation in body temperature.
FASCICLE
HYPERTHERMIA
ARTERY
RESIDUAL VOLUME
3. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.
CAPILLARY
HAMSTRING
HEART RATE
OMISSION
4. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
AEROBIC POINT
ERGOGENIC AID
PLANTAR FLEXION
EXCITABILITY
5. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)
PLACEBO
HEART ATTACK
LIGAMENT
AQUATICS
6. The end product of protein metabolism.
VISCERAL FAT
URIC ACID
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
INSULIN
7. Breathing.
SPIROMETER
VENTILATION
VITAL CAPACITY
HEART ATTACK
8. Number of beats per minute.
INVERSION
PRECONTEMPLATION
DORSI FLEXION
HEART RATE
9. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.
PLANTAR FLEXION
FREQUENCY
SYMPTOM
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
10. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
CARDIAC OUTPUT
HYPOTONIC
HYPOXIA
ADHERENCE
11. The ability to generate force.
STRENGTH
RADIAL PULSE
SYMPTOM
AEROBIC
12. The range of motion of a joint.
ANAEROBIC
FLEXIBILITY
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
PLACEBO
13. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.
ALVEOLI
CARBON DIOXIDE
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
MOTOR NEURON
14. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.
PULMONARY
LACTATE THRESHOLD
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
CAPILLARY
15. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
FLEXIBILITY
EVERSION
ACTIN
FASCIA
16. Divides the body into left and right halves.
SAGITTAL PLANE
INFLAMMATION
PERCEIVED EXERTION
OMISSION
17. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
EVERSION
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
STRESS TEST
18. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
CAPILLARY
ANTAGONIST
STRESS TEST
SMAC-24
19. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
TACHYCARDIA
FAINT
HYPOKINETIC
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
20. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
ISOKINETIC
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
ECCENTRIC
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
21. Pertaining to the lungs.
PULMONARY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
MOTOR UNIT
TARGET HEART RATE
22. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
TACHYCARDIA
BLOOD PRESSURE
PREPARATION
CARDIORESPIRATORY
23. The method by which liability is determined.
BLOOD PRESSURE
SPIROMETER
PRUDENT MAN TEST
MEDICAL REFERRAL
24. Under the skin.
SUBCUTANEOUS
AMINO ACIDS
ACTION
TONING TABLE
25. Number of beats per minute.
ACSM
AEROBIC
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
HEART RATE
26. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
GLUCOSE
FLEXION
ISOTONIC
27. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
ADHERENCE
ECCENTRIC
SAGITTAL PLANE
FAINT
28. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.
RECTUS FEMORIS
CARDIOVASCULAR
MITOCHONDRIA
WARM UP
29. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
ANEMIA
TYPE 2 DIABETES
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
ACCLIMATIZATION
30. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
ADHERENCE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
SARCOMERE
ISOTONIC
31. Difficult or labored breathing.
DYSPNEA
CARDIAC OUTPUT
EVERSION
STRESS TEST
32. 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.
ANTHROPOMETRY
CONTEMPLATION
RISK FACTOR
PLACEBO
33. American College of Sports Medicine.
ACSM
AGONIST
HEALTH HISTORY
TROPICAL OILS
34. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
LORDOSIS
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
AEROBIC
LIPID
35. The ability to respond to a stimulus.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
EXCITABILITY
ACSM
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
36. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
ERGOMETER
STRESS FRACTURE
INSULIN
INSULIN RESISTANCE
37. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
PRONATION
TARGET HEART RATE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ECCENTRIC
38. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
VASOCONSTRICTION
BORG SCALE
CYTOOSOL
BODY COMPOSITION
39. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.
AGONIST
NITRATES
KETOSIS
PLACEBO
40. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
GLYCOGEN
AEROBIC EXERCISE
BETA BLOCKER
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
41. The pulse at the wrist.
CONCENTRIC
ERGOGENIC AID
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
RADIAL PULSE
42. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
MEDICAL SCREENING
HEAT STROKE
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
MYOSIN
43. Under the skin.
ACTIN
KINESIOLOGY
INVERSION
SUBCUTANEOUS
44. 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.
AEROBIC
URIC ACID
SATURATED FAT
AQUATICS
45. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
DORSI FLEXION
RISK FACTOR
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
SMAC-24
46. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.
MET
SPECIFICITY
ACUTE
VITAL CAPACITY
47. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.
TARGET MARKETING
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
GLYCOGEN
URIC ACID
48. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
ALVEOLI
TACHYCARDIA
KILOGRAM
PULMONARY
49. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
SATURATED FAT
KETOSIS
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
50. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
AQUATICS
CONTEMPLATION
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
TESTOSTERONE