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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






2. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.






3. 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






4. Of or relating to the aged.






5. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM






6. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.






7. A process by which risk is determined.






8. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.






9. Internal organs






10. Relating to the heart and blood vessels






11. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.






12. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






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






14. Staying with a prescribed program.






15. A very large lipoprotein composed mainly of triglycerides; most of the cholesterol produced by the liver is VLDL - but it is usually converted to LDL or HDL very quickly throughout the body.






16. 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)






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






18. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.






19. With Oxygen






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






21. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.






22. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.






23. The most common type of arthritis.






24. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.






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






26. A method for determining target heart rate.






27. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






28. Red blood cells.






29. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






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






31. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.






32. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






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






34. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.






35. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.






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






37. 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. (Hypertension)






38. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.






39. 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)






40. The study of structure.






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






42. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






43. Rapid heart beat.






44. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






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






46. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.






47. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.






48. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.






49. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.






50. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.