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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Of and relating to hormones.
MITOCHONDRIA
ADIPOSE
ENDOCRINE
HYPERTONIC
2. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.
OBESITY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
LORDOSIS
LDL CHOLESTEROL
3. Also known as coronary artery disease.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
TYPE 2 DIABETES
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
4. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.
OSTEOPOROSIS
FLEXION
SPOT REDUCING
TRIGLYCERIDES
5. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
ACCLIMATIZATION
LIPOPROTEIN
VALSALVA MANEUVER
ANGINA PECTORIS
6. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
SARCOLEMMA
FAINT
7. Length of time.
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
LORDOSIS
DURATION
8. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
TRIGLYCERIDES
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
9. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
OMISSION
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
CHOLESTEROL
LORDOSIS
10. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.
BYPASS SURGERY
BORG SCALE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
SYSTOLIC
11. Divides the body into left and right halves.
SAGITTAL PLANE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CORONARY ARTERIES
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
12. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
ANATOMY
LIGAMENT
ARTHRITIS
INTENSITY
13. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
TARGET MARKETING
HYPERTENSION
STRAIN
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
14. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
VASODILATION
ISOTONIC
ISOMETRIC
ACTIN
15. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
ADIPOSE
LIGAMENT
CAROTID ARTERY
AQUATICS
16. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
HYPOXIA
TROPICAL OILS
VASOCONSTRICTION
VO2 MAX
17. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
TARGET HEART RATE
OSTEOARTHRITIS
FITNESS TESTING
EXTENSION
18. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
BURSA
HYPERTONIC
WARM UP
ISOMETRIC
19. The ability to generate force.
PLANTAR FLEXION
STRENGTH
PRECONTEMPLATION
WATT
20. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
PRECONTEMPLATION
MET
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
BETA BLOCKER
21. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
BETA OXIDATION
RISK FACTOR
CARDIAC OUTPUT
22. The study of the function of the body.
CONTEMPLATION
PHYSIOLOGY
SPIROMETER
RICE PRINCIPLE
23. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.
BURSA
TACHYCARDIA
ADDUCTION
CATECHOLAMINE
24. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.
SPOT REDUCING
MOTOR UNIT
INTENSITY
RISK FACTOR
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)
PLACEBO
HYPERTENSION
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
ACTIN
26. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
ELECTROLYTES
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
AEROBIC POINT
27. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.
ATROPHY
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
SUPINATION
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
28. Divides the body into front and back halves.
REPETITION
SARCOLEMMA
FRONTAL PLANE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
29. Fast - bouncy movement.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
PLACEBO
MITOCHONDRIA
BALLISTIC
30. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
KINESIOLOGY
HYPOTONIC
HYPERTROPHY
VEIN
31. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
DIABETES MELLITUS
FASCICLE
OBESITY
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
32. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
FREQUENCY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
PROTEIN
33. Under the skin.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
MEDICAL REFERRAL
SUBCUTANEOUS
BLOOD PRESSURE
34. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
RICE PRINCIPLE
TENDON
STRENGTH
HYPERTROPHY
35. 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
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
ACSM
REPETITION
36. The ability to respond to a stimulus.
RADIAL PULSE
MAINTENANCE
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
EXCITABILITY
37. A device used to measure work output.
ERGOMETER
ANTHROPOMETRY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
LORDOSIS
38. The capacity or ability to perform work.
ENERGY
HYPERTHERMIA
MOTOR NEURON
COMPLIANCE
39. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
DORSI FLEXION
BLOOD PRESSURE
CONCENTRIC
40. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
ACTIN
OXYGEN UPTAKE
BETA OXIDATION
41. A process by which risk is determined.
BALLISTIC
MEDICAL SCREENING
REPETITION
PULMONARY
42. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
PLANTAR FLEXION
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
HYPOXIA
TACHYCARDIA
43. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
ANATOMY
VALSALVA MANEUVER
MYOSIN
TYPE 1 DIABETES
44. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
DEHYDRATION
SYSTOLIC
ADAPTATION
LIPOPROTEIN
45. Of and relating to hormones.
ENDOCRINE
DIASTOLIC
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
TESTOSTERONE
46. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
REPETITION
AMINO ACIDS
ERYTHROCYTES
INSULIN RESISTANCE
47. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
RECTUS FEMORIS
TESTOSTERONE
MAINTENANCE
APOLIPOPROTEIN
48. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ADDUCTION
INFLAMMATION
49. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min
VISCERAL FAT
BETA OXIDATION
LIPID
WATT
50. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
RADIAL PULSE
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
LIPOPROTEIN