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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.






2. An increase in size.






3. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.






4. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.






5. The state of water content.






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






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






8. Difficult or labored breathing.






9. 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)






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






11. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






12. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






13. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.






14. Staying with a prescribed program.






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






16. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.






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






18. 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. (Aerobic Power)






19. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.






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






21. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.






22. American College of Sports Medicine.






23. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.






24. Relating to the heart and blood vessels






25. 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. (High Blood Pressure)






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






27. Excessive loss of body water.






28. An exercise movement performed one time.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.






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






35. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)






36. The most common type of arthritis.






37. Length of time.






38. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.






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






40. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.






41. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.






42. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






43. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.






44. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.






45. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.






46. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.






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






48. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






49. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.






50. The end product of protein metabolism.