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Personal Training Vocab
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1. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
ACSM
INSULIN
INFLAMMATION
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
2. Not thinking about changing behavior.
PRECONTEMPLATION
LIGAMENT
ENERGY
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
3. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
MAINTENANCE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
VITAL CAPACITY
4. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
TROPICAL OILS
WARM UP
BLOOD PRESSURE
ERYTHROCYTES
5. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
TARGET MARKETING
SAGITTAL PLANE
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
HEAT STROKE
6. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
VITAL CAPACITY
ELECTROLYTES
ACSM
CONCENTRIC
7. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
MOTOR UNIT
OMISSION
RISK FACTOR
STATIC STRETCH
8. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
ISOMETRIC
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
CHRONIC
9. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.
TROPICAL OILS
SUPINATION
FAINT
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
10. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.
COOL DOWN
NITRATES
LORDOSIS
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
11. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
CARDIORESPIRATORY
TYPE 2 DIABETES
12. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
ACUTE
BALLISTIC
KETOSIS
COMPLIANCE
13. Long term physical training.
CONDITIONING
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
STRENGTH
VEIN
14. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.
CONTRAINDICATION
COOL DOWN
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
HYPOKINETIC
15. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CAROTID ARTERY
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
16. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
TESTOSTERONE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
MEDICAL REFERRAL
17. The proportions of fat and lean.
CONTRAINDICATION
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
BODY COMPOSITION
WARM UP
18. 3.5 ml/kg/min
SATURATED FAT
OBESITY
RISK FACTOR
MET
19. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
ENERGY
HYPERTHERMIA
STROKE VOLUME
HDL CHOLESTEROL
20. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
DIURETIC
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
TRAVERSE PLANE
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
21. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
BORG SCALE
SYSTOLIC
FAINT
22. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.
OSTEOPOROSIS
GLYCOGEN
HDL CHOLESTEROL
SIGN
23. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
RENAL
LIPOPROTEIN
LDL CHOLESTEROL
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
24. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
PREPARATION
BLOOD PRESSURE
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
25. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
KILOGRAM
VENTILATION
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
26. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
DYSPNEA
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
VASODILATION
VO2 MAX
27. A device used to measure pulmonary function.
ANAEROBIC
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
SPIROMETER
DIABETES MELLITUS
28. Divides the body into left and right halves.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
CARDIOVASCULAR
SARCOMERE
SAGITTAL PLANE
29. 3.5 ml/kg/min
WARM UP
MET
FASCICLE
ERYTHROCYTES
30. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
CONCENTRIC
RADIAL PULSE
INTENSITY
31. The range of motion of a joint.
FLEXIBILITY
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
SEDENTARY
INTENSITY
32. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
HEALTH HISTORY
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
DIURETIC
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
33. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.
AEROBIC
LDL CHOLESTEROL
ACUTE
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
34. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
SPOT REDUCING
HYPERTENSION
OXYGEN UPTAKE
INFLAMMATION
35. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.
VISCERAL FAT
DIASTOLIC
SPIROMETER
RICE PRINCIPLE
36. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
FLEXIBILITY
METABOLISM
ERGOGENIC AID
ADAPTATION
37. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
RESIDUAL VOLUME
PRONATION
AQUATICS
38. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
ENERGY
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
INSULIN
39. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
WATT
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
SUBCUTANEOUS
AGONIST
40. The structural unit of proteins.
AMINO ACIDS
COMMISSION
DIABETES MELLITUS
MOTOR NEURON
41. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
BETA OXIDATION
VISCERA
TYPE 2 DIABETES
LORDOSIS
42. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
SPECIFICITY
STRESS TEST
ACSM
FASCIA
43. Difficult or labored breathing.
KETOSIS
STATIC STRETCH
DYSPNEA
CARDIAC OUTPUT
44. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
PHYSIOLOGY
ISCHEMIA
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
CARDIAC OUTPUT
45. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
DORSI FLEXION
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
ANTAGONIST
46. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.
ERGOGENIC AID
FREQUENCY
CARDIOVASCULAR
HYPERTONIC
47. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
ENERGY
HYPOTONIC
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
TESTOSTERONE
48. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
ANTAGONIST
COMMISSION
49. Without symptoms.
ASYMPTOMATIC
MYOFILAMENTS
VISCERAL FAT
ENDOCRINE
50. 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. (Hypoglycemia)
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
BYPASS SURGERY
BALLISTIC