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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Staying with a prescribed program.
STRESS FRACTURE
HEART RATE
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
COMPLIANCE
2. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
HYPERTENSION
SARCOLEMMA
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
3. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
EXTENSION
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
VO2 MAX
GLUCOSE
4. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
AGONIST
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ERGOGENIC AID
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
5. 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)
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
BALLISTIC
ARTHRITIS
CATECHOLAMINE
6. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
BALLISTIC
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
LIPID
PLANTAR FLEXION
7. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
SARCOLEMMA
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
URIC ACID
8. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
KINESIOLOGY
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
EVERSION
GLUCOSE
9. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
SPRAIN
BETA OXIDATION
TONING TABLE
10. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
CYTOOSOL
HAMSTRING
HAMSTRING
11. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
STROKE VOLUME
PLANTAR FLEXION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
AEROBIC
12. With Oxygen
STRESS TEST
TROPICAL OILS
CONTEMPLATION
AEROBIC
13. Divides the body into front and back halves.
TARGET MARKETING
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
ERYTHROCYTES
FRONTAL PLANE
14. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
ADIPOSE
METABOLISM
VISCERA
15. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
KETOSIS
KILOGRAM
RICE PRINCIPLE
VEIN
16. Palm up.
SUPINATION
ACCLIMATIZATION
EXCITABILITY
AEROBIC POWER
17. Divides the body into left and right halves.
CALORIE
HEALTH HISTORY
LORDOSIS
SAGITTAL PLANE
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.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
STRAIN
HEART RATE RESERVE
PLACEBO
19. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
FASCIA
KINESIOLOGY
WARM UP
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
20. The structural unit of proteins.
DEHYDRATION
INSULIN
AMINO ACIDS
VASOCONSTRICTION
21. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
AEROBIC POWER
STATIC STRETCH
22. A fatty - waxy substance that is needed by the body for a variety of functions. Abnormal blood cholesterol is a primary risk factor for CAD.
ARTERY
ISOMETRIC
VALSALVA MANEUVER
CHOLESTEROL
23. 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)
KARVONEN FORMULA
PRECONTEMPLATION
HYPERTENSION
SPIROMETER
24. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.
RADIAL PULSE
OVERLOAD
HYPOKINETIC
SPOT REDUCING
25. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
TROPICAL OILS
EXCITABILITY
GLUCOSE
SEDENTARY
26. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
STRENGTH
PROTEIN
ANEMIA
ARRHYTHMIA
27. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
BORG SCALE
TYPE 2 DIABETES
ATROPHY
28. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
ANTHROPOMETRY
AEROBIC EXERCISE
HEART RATE RESERVE
29. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
CONCENTRIC
ANGINA PECTORIS
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
REPETITION
30. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.
BODY COMPOSITION
KARVONEN FORMULA
HDL CHOLESTEROL
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
31. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
ISOTONIC
PLANTAR FLEXION
HEMOGLOBIN
INSULIN
32. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Stress Test)
KETOSIS
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
INFLAMMATION
AEROBIC POWER
33. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
FEMORAL
PERCEIVED EXERTION
ARTERY
34. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
ACTION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
35. 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)
EVERSION
PROTEIN
SPOT REDUCING
AEROBIC POWER
36. The method by which liability is determined.
CAROTID ARTERY
RESIDUAL VOLUME
PRUDENT MAN TEST
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
37. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease
HAMSTRING
ERYTHROCYTES
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
MOTOR NEURON
38. Fatty Tissue.
ADIPOSE
DIURETIC
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ARTERY
39. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
LIPID
ACTIN
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
LDL CHOLESTEROL
40. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
HEART RATE
INFLAMMATION
FLEXIBILITY
41. Lack of activity.
KINESIOLOGY
BLOOD PRESSURE
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
HYPOKINETIC
42. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ENERGY
ADAPTATION
43. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
GLYCOGEN
TYPE 1 DIABETES
SYMPTOM
SATURATED FAT
44. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
SPECIFICITY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
CYTOOSOL
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
45. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
ANTHROPOMETRY
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
OVERLOAD
46. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
PROTEIN
VO2 MAX
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
47. Doing something that should not have been done.
TARGET HEART RATE
COMMISSION
EXTENSION
DIABETES MELLITUS
48. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.
WARM UP
CAPILLARY
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
49. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.
NITRATES
LIGAMENT
ASYMPTOMATIC
AEROBIC POINT
50. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
OBESITY
SARCOLEMMA