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Personal Training Vocab

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1. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.






2. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.






3. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.






4. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.






5. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






6. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.






7. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2






8. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






9. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.






10. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.






11. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.






12. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






13. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.






14. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






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






16. Inflammation of the joints.






17. The most common type of arthritis.






18. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.






19. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.






20. Failing to do something that should have been done.






21. Rapid heart beat.






22. Also known as coronary artery disease.






23. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.






24. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.






25. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.






26. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






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






28. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






29. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.






30. Elevated blood lipid levels.






31. American College of Sports Medicine.






32. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.






33. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






34. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.






35. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.






36. Elevation in body temperature.






37. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.






38. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.






39. Of or relating to the aged.






40. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.






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






42. The science of the measurement of the human body with regard to size and body composition.






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






44. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.






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






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






47. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.






48. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.






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






50. Staying with a prescribed program.