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Personal Training Vocab
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1. Elevation in body temperature.
HYPERTHERMIA
FASCICLE
DYSPNEA
BYPASS SURGERY
2. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Stress Test)
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
ISOMETRIC
PRONATION
BETA OXIDATION
3. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
ISOKINETIC
ENDOCRINE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
METABOLISM
4. Of or relating to the thigh.
TARGET MARKETING
BODY COMPOSITION
CONTRAINDICATION
FEMORAL
5. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
TRAVERSE PLANE
PLACEBO
NITRATES
PREPARATION
6. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
CATECHOLAMINE
AEROBIC POINT
CARDIOVASCULAR
PROTEIN
7. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
ANTAGONIST
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
REPETITION
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
8. Palm up.
HDL CHOLESTEROL
SEDENTARY
SUPINATION
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
9. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
STROKE VOLUME
FASCIA
GERIATRIC
10. Hardening of the arteries.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
LIGAMENT
ACUTE
CARDIORESPIRATORY
11. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
GLYCOGEN
SYMPTOM
TONING TABLE
EVERSION
12. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
CONDITIONING
PROTEIN
SYSTOLIC
13. The pulse at the wrist.
RADIAL PULSE
HEMOGLOBIN
ANGINA PECTORIS
ISOKINETIC
14. The structural unit of proteins.
WATT
FEMORAL
AMINO ACIDS
CORONARY ARTERIES
15. Thinking about changing a behavior.
CONTEMPLATION
TYPE 1 DIABETES
CARDIORESPIRATORY
TESTOSTERONE
16. An injury involving connective tissue.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
MEDICAL SCREENING
SPRAIN
WARM UP
17. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
AEROBIC POWER
BETA BLOCKER
TRIGLYCERIDES
18. Inactive.
SEDENTARY
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
COOL DOWN
BODY COMPOSITION
19. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
TENDON
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
SIGN
20. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
ANGINA PECTORIS
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
ISOMETRIC
21. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
STRESS FRACTURE
TYPE 1 DIABETES
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
CORONARY ARTERIES
22. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
STROKE VOLUME
FLEXIBILITY
TARGET HEART RATE
BORG SCALE
23. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
STRESS TEST
SPECIFICITY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
24. Lack of activity.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
ADIPOSE
HYPOKINETIC
25. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
ADIPOSE
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
LIPID
SYSTOLIC
26. A bundle of muscle fibers.
ANEMIA
ACTIN
FASCICLE
AMINO ACIDS
27. 3.5 ml/kg/min
STRESS TEST
MET
SUPINATION
BLOOD PRESSURE
28. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
HYPERTHERMIA
CYTOOSOL
29. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
LIGAMENT
ARTHRITIS
RECTUS FEMORIS
30. Under the skin.
ERGOGENIC AID
CHRONIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
31. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.
SPOT REDUCING
METABOLISM
DIABETES MELLITUS
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
32. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
ARTHRITIS
TYPE 2 DIABETES
FASCICLE
PERCEIVED EXERTION
33. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.
TYPE 2 DIABETES
MOTOR NEURON
LIPOPROTEIN
TESTOSTERONE
34. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
MOTOR UNIT
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
CARDIOVASCULAR
ERGOGENIC AID
35. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
BRADYCARDIA
ERYTHROCYTES
MEDICAL REFERRAL
36. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
MYOSIN
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
MAINTENANCE
CONCENTRIC
37. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
HYPERTONIC
INSULIN
38. Of and relating to hormones.
ENDOCRINE
LIPOPROTEIN
INVERSION
PRONATION
39. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
PRUDENT MAN TEST
TESTOSTERONE
TRAVERSE PLANE
40. Fast - bouncy movement.
CARDIOVASCULAR
BALLISTIC
CARBON DIOXIDE
ISCHEMIA
41. Red blood cells.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
ANTAGONIST
FEMORAL
ERYTHROCYTES
42. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
RESTING HEART RATE
COMPLIANCE
BURSA
ACSM
43. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
FLEXION
KILOGRAM
CARBON DIOXIDE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
44. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
ISCHEMIA
BORG SCALE
RESIDUAL VOLUME
45. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.
SAGITTAL PLANE
RESIDUAL VOLUME
SARCOLEMMA
CARBON DIOXIDE
46. Internal organs
OSTEOPOROSIS
VISCERA
INFLAMMATION
SATURATED FAT
47. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
BYPASS SURGERY
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
VASOCONSTRICTION
FITNESS TESTING
48. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min
ANEMIA
STRAIN
WATT
GLUCOSE
49. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.
MAINTENANCE
BYPASS SURGERY
ARRHYTHMIA
VENTILATION
50. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
ARRHYTHMIA
TRAVERSE PLANE
HEART RATE
CHRONIC