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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.






2. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.






3. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






4. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






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






6. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.






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






8. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.






9. Also known as coronary artery disease.






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






11. 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.






12. Not thinking about changing behavior.






13. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






14. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.






15. 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.






16. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






17. 3.5 ml/kg/min






18. Long term physical training.






19. The state of water content.






20. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.






21. Difficult or labored breathing.






22. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






23. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.






24. An exercise movement performed one time.






25. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.






26. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.






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






28. The most common type of arthritis.






29. The proportions of fat and lean.






30. The capacity or ability to perform work.






31. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.






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






33. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.






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






35. Of or relating to the aged.






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






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






38. 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)






39. The capacity or ability to perform work.






40. Divides the body into front and back halves.






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






42. An increase in a joint angle.






43. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






44. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.






45. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






46. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






47. Without oxygen.






48. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






49. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






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