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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.






2. Fast - bouncy movement.






3. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.






4. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.






5. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.






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






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






8. An exercise movement performed one time.






9. Staying with a prescribed program.






10. 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. (Low Blood Sugar)






11. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






12. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.






13. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.






14. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






15. Fatty Tissue.






16. Fatty Tissue.






17. Without symptoms.






18. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






19. Not thinking about changing behavior.






20. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.






21. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






22. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.






23. Of or relating to the aged.






24. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.






25. The capacity or ability to perform work.






26. Of or relating to the thigh.






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






28. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.






29. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.






30. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






31. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.






32. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.






33. The state of water content.






34. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






35. Decrease in a joint angle.






36. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






37. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.






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






39. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






40. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






41. A process by which risk is determined.






42. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






43. Elevated blood lipid levels.






44. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.






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






46. The end product of protein metabolism.






47. A device used to measure work output.






48. 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






49. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






50. A bundle of muscle fibers.