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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.






2. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.






3. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.






4. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.






5. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1






6. Not thinking about changing behavior.






7. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






8. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.






9. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.






10. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.






11. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






12. 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)






13. The structural unit of proteins.






14. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.






15. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.






16. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






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






18. 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.






19. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.






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






21. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM






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






23. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)






24. Without oxygen.






25. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






26. Medical history.






27. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.






28. Failing to do something that should have been done.






29. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.






30. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






31. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.






32. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.






33. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






34. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






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






36. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.






37. Hardening of the arteries.






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






39. A device used to measure work output.






40. Hardening of the arteries.






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






42. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






43. A fat.






44. American College of Sports Medicine.






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






46. Excessive loss of body water.






47. Persisting for a long time.






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






49. 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)






50. Difficult or labored breathing.