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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ability to respond to a stimulus.






2. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






3. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






4. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






5. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.






6. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.






7. An increase in a joint angle.






8. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






9. A device used to measure work output.






10. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






11. 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)






12. Elevation in body temperature.






13. Inactive.






14. The study of structure.






15. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






16. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).






17. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.






18. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.






19. A method for determining target heart rate.






20. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are in a fixed position and do not move. Examples arm body exercise are push-ups and pull-ups. Examples of leg exercises are leg press - squats - and lunges.






21. Doing something that should not have been done.






22. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






23. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.






24. Under the skin.






25. The proportions of fat and lean.






26. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






27. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.






28. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.






29. The proportions of fat and lean.






30. An exercise movement performed one time.






31. Relating to the heart and blood vessels






32. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.






33. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






34. American College of Sports Medicine.






35. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






36. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.






37. 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. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)






38. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.






39. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.






40. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






41. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.






42. Difficult or labored breathing.






43. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.






44. Long term physical training.






45. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






46. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






47. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.






48. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






49. Pertaining to the kidneys.






50. The range of motion of a joint.