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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.






2. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.






3. Divides the body into left and right halves.






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






5. The pulse at the wrist.






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






7. Staying with a prescribed program.






8. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






9. The study of structure.






10. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.






11. The range of motion of a joint.






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






13. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).






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






15. Red blood cells.






16. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






17. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






18. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






19. Decrease in a joint angle.






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






21. A thorough blood analysis.






22. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.






23. The study of the function of the body.






24. A fat.






25. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.






26. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






27. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






28. Thinking about changing a behavior.






29. A very effective stretching technique.






30. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






31. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






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






33. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






34. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






35. Blood circulation through small side branches that can supplement or substitute for the main vessel's delivery of blood to certain tissues.






36. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.






37. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






38. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






39. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.






40. The most common type of arthritis.






41. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are not in a fixed position and can move freely. Arm body exercises are dumbbell curls and lateral raises. Leg exercises are seated knee extensions and prone hamstring






42. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.






43. Inactive.






44. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for less than six months.






45. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.






46. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.






47. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






48. Medical history.






49. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.






50. Internal organs