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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
SAGITTAL PLANE
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
HEART ATTACK
2. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
NITRATES
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
FREQUENCY
CONCENTRIC
3. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
FASCICLE
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
DYSPNEA
4. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
FLEXIBILITY
BETA BLOCKER
5. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
ATROPHY
SYMPTOM
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYDRATION
6. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.
SPECIFICITY
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
BRADYCARDIA
7. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
PULMONARY
DIABETES MELLITUS
TESTOSTERONE
SPECIFICITY
8. The study of structure.
ANATOMY
MYOFILAMENTS
MAINTENANCE
ASYMPTOMATIC
9. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
HEALTH HISTORY
RESTING HEART RATE
BODY COMPOSITION
PRUDENT MAN TEST
10. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
BLOOD PRESSURE
CHRONIC
DIABETES MELLITUS
TONING TABLE
11. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
AQUATICS
ANTAGONIST
TARGET HEART RATE
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
12. With Oxygen
AEROBIC
HEALTH HISTORY
MYOSIN
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
13. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)
RECTUS FEMORIS
HEART ATTACK
BALLISTIC
CARDIAC OUTPUT
14. Hardening of the arteries.
ADDUCTION
ABDUCTION
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
15. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.
WARM UP
CORONARY ARTERIES
GERIATRIC
BYPASS SURGERY
16. The ability to generate force.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
DIASTOLIC
STRENGTH
17. The most common type of arthritis.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
VALSALVA MANEUVER
ANTAGONIST
TACHYCARDIA
18. Rapid heart beat.
LACTATE THRESHOLD
DEHYDRATION
STRESS FRACTURE
TACHYCARDIA
19. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
PHYSIOLOGY
MOTOR UNIT
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
STRENGTH
20. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
CONTRAINDICATION
MYOFILAMENTS
KINESIOLOGY
SPRAIN
21. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
AEROBIC POWER
MAINTENANCE
CONDITIONING
CATABOLISM
22. The structural unit of proteins.
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
AMINO ACIDS
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
SAGITTAL PLANE
23. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
TESTOSTERONE
CARDIORESPIRATORY
24. Pertaining to the lungs.
MEDICAL SCREENING
COMPLIANCE
HYDRATION
PULMONARY
25. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
HYPERTROPHY
ADAPTATION
EVERSION
SARCOMERE
26. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
CHOLESTEROL
EVERSION
PREPARATION
27. A device used to measure pulmonary function.
ANTAGONIST
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
HYPERTROPHY
SPIROMETER
28. A tough band of connective tissue which attaches bone to bone.
KETOSIS
LIGAMENT
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
29. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
PROTEIN
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
30. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.
RISK FACTOR
WATT
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
VO2 MAX
31. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
FAINT
DYSPNEA
INTENSITY
32. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
LIPOPROTEIN
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
AQUATICS
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
33. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
DIURETIC
ANTAGONIST
ANGINA PECTORIS
ADAPTATION
34. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
FRONTAL PLANE
ISOTONIC
OXYGEN UPTAKE
ANAEROBIC
35. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
STATIC STRETCH
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
36. Of or relating to the thigh.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
FEMORAL
SUPINATION
37. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
ADHERENCE
HDL CHOLESTEROL
TARGET HEART RATE
ANEMIA
38. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
ELECTROLYTES
RADIAL PULSE
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
39. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.
AQUATICS
HYPERTROPHY
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
40. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
FREQUENCY
RESIDUAL VOLUME
HYPOKINETIC
CARDIAC OUTPUT
41. Medical history.
ADIPOSE
CONDITIONING
HEALTH HISTORY
FREQUENCY
42. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
DIASTOLIC
STRAIN
OMISSION
ABDUCTION
43. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
BETA BLOCKER
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
RISK FACTOR
44. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
CARDIORESPIRATORY
NITRATES
RICE PRINCIPLE
45. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CAROTID ARTERY
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
ACSM
TARGET MARKETING
46. A thorough blood analysis.
OSTEOPOROSIS
AMINO ACIDS
SMAC-24
BALLISTIC
47. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
DIASTOLIC
CYTOOSOL
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
TYPE 2 DIABETES
48. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
MYOFILAMENTS
HYPERTROPHY
CHOLESTEROL
49. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
SAGITTAL PLANE
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
ARRHYTHMIA
SMAC-24
50. Blood circulation through small side branches that can supplement or substitute for the main vessel's delivery of blood to certain tissues.
TACHYCARDIA
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
GERIATRIC
ECCENTRIC