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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
ENDOCRINE
VASODILATION
AEROBIC EXERCISE
HEART RATE RESERVE
2. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
VASOCONSTRICTION
ANGINA PECTORIS
CONTRAINDICATION
ERYTHROCYTES
3. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.
LORDOSIS
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
COOL DOWN
INVERSION
4. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
OMISSION
SPOT REDUCING
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
5. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.
SUPINATION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
FAINT
NITRATES
6. Fast - bouncy movement.
COOL DOWN
BALLISTIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
EXCITABILITY
7. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
AEROBIC POINT
AQUATICS
CONTEMPLATION
8. The range of motion of a joint.
FLEXIBILITY
BRADYCARDIA
MAINTENANCE
RADIAL PULSE
9. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
ECCENTRIC
VENTILATION
LORDOSIS
VEIN
10. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
SPIROMETER
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
PREPARATION
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
11. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
CARDIOVASCULAR
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
ADAPTATION
12. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
CARDIAC OUTPUT
COOL DOWN
FITNESS TESTING
13. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for less than six months.
PRECONTEMPLATION
ACTION
ABDUCTION
WARM UP
14. Sudden - short term - abrupt.
BALLISTIC
CONTRAINDICATION
ACUTE
VEIN
15. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CAROTID ARTERY
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
GERIATRIC
TYPE 1 DIABETES
16. Of and relating to hormones.
CHOLESTEROL
BODY DENSITY
INSULIN RESISTANCE
ENDOCRINE
17. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.
LIGAMENT
CHRONIC
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
DIASTOLIC
18. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
APOLIPOPROTEIN
OSTEOPOROSIS
MAINTENANCE
19. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
INTENSITY
PRUDENT MAN TEST
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
HEART RATE
20. Of or relating to the thigh.
ELECTROLYTES
OBESITY
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
FEMORAL
21. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
CAPILLARY
INSULIN RESISTANCE
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
BLOOD PRESSURE
22. A device used to measure work output.
SIGN
ERGOMETER
MYOFILAMENTS
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
23. A thorough blood analysis.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
SMAC-24
HYPERTONIC
PROTEIN
24. Internal organs
INSULIN RESISTANCE
AMINO ACIDS
VISCERA
ANGINA PECTORIS
25. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
LACTATE THRESHOLD
ISCHEMIA
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
26. Breathing.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
ANEMIA
VENTILATION
HDL CHOLESTEROL
27. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
BETA OXIDATION
PRECONTEMPLATION
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
GLYCOGEN
28. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.
CARDIOVASCULAR
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
LORDOSIS
DYSPNEA
29. A bundle of muscle fibers.
FASCICLE
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
CALORIE
HYPERTONIC
30. Long term physical training.
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CONDITIONING
ISOTONIC
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
31. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
BURSA
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
32. American College of Sports Medicine.
ACSM
DIASTOLIC
RESTING HEART RATE
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
33. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
AQUATICS
TYPE 1 DIABETES
ADHERENCE
LIPOPROTEIN
34. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
CONDITIONING
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
HYPERTROPHY
ARTHRITIS
35. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
ELECTROLYTES
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
ADDUCTION
VEIN
36. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
SEDENTARY
RICE PRINCIPLE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
37. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
GERIATRIC
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ISOKINETIC
38. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
DIABETES MELLITUS
INVERSION
HYPERTENSION
TARGET HEART RATE
39. A very effective stretching technique.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
RESTING HEART RATE
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
WARM UP
40. 3.5 ml/kg/min
BALLISTIC
HAMSTRING
STRESS TEST
MET
41. 3.5 ml/kg/min
HYPOXIA
GERIATRIC
MET
HYPERTHERMIA
42. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
SUPINATION
DIURETIC
CARDIORESPIRATORY
HDL CHOLESTEROL
43. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
VISCERAL FAT
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
OMISSION
ARRHYTHMIA
44. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
HYPOTONIC
RICE PRINCIPLE
FLEXIBILITY
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
45. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.
INVERSION
INFLAMMATION
OBESITY
HAMSTRING
46. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.
ANATOMY
STRESS FRACTURE
MAINTENANCE
SYSTOLIC
47. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
ANGINA PECTORIS
GLYCOGEN
OXYGEN UPTAKE
SUPINATION
48. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
ENDOCRINE
ARTERY
ENERGY
ANATOMY
49. Length of time.
DURATION
HYPERTHERMIA
MYOFILAMENTS
TYPE 1 DIABETES
50. 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)
ECCENTRIC
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
ISCHEMIA
TRAVERSE PLANE