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Personal Training Vocab
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1. An injury involving connective tissue.
SPRAIN
CYTOOSOL
FREQUENCY
MEDICAL REFERRAL
2. Fatty Tissue.
VASOCONSTRICTION
DYSPNEA
ADIPOSE
TROPICAL OILS
3. Fast - bouncy movement.
GERIATRIC
SARCOLEMMA
HYPOKINETIC
BALLISTIC
4. Inactive.
COOL DOWN
ALVEOLI
CORONARY ARTERIES
SEDENTARY
5. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
PROTEIN
MOTOR NEURON
ISCHEMIA
ERGOGENIC AID
6. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
MEDICAL REFERRAL
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
7. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.
ARRHYTHMIA
OXYGEN UPTAKE
CARDIOVASCULAR
ANEMIA
8. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ISOKINETIC
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
STROKE VOLUME
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
9. The ability to respond to a stimulus.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
EXCITABILITY
ACTION
CHOLESTEROL
10. 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
AEROBIC EXERCISE
AEROBIC POWER
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
STROKE VOLUME
11. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
ADHERENCE
VASODILATION
HEAT STROKE
FASCICLE
12. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
ABDUCTION
RADIAL PULSE
13. 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.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
RESTING HEART RATE
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
ISOMETRIC
14. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
VASODILATION
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
HYPERTROPHY
SARCOMERE
15. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.
MYOFILAMENTS
AEROBIC EXERCISE
CYTOOSOL
VISCERA
16. Pertaining to the kidneys.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ACSM
RENAL
ELECTROLYTES
17. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.
HEART ATTACK
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
LACTATE THRESHOLD
GLUCOSE
18. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
BALLISTIC
DEHYDRATION
STATIC STRETCH
PROTEIN
19. Doing something that should not have been done.
COMMISSION
BODY DENSITY
HEART RATE
SATURATED FAT
20. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
EVERSION
BETA OXIDATION
ANGINA PECTORIS
TESTOSTERONE
21. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
PROTEIN
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
CARBON DIOXIDE
OSTEOARTHRITIS
22. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
SYMPTOM
MOTOR UNIT
SPRAIN
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
23. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
ABDUCTION
STRESS FRACTURE
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
AEROBIC
24. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
EXCITABILITY
VEIN
ALVEOLI
COMMISSION
25. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
CYTOOSOL
PERCEIVED EXERTION
FASCICLE
SUPINATION
26. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
STATIC STRETCH
ECCENTRIC
SEDENTARY
DURATION
27. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
VISCERA
APOLIPOPROTEIN
VASOCONSTRICTION
HYPERTONIC
28. Not thinking about changing behavior.
OMISSION
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
ERGOGENIC AID
PRECONTEMPLATION
29. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min
MAINTENANCE
STROKE VOLUME
SYSTOLIC
WATT
30. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
AEROBIC POWER
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
MYOFILAMENTS
HYDRATION
31. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
ADDUCTION
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
COMPLIANCE
32. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
PLANTAR FLEXION
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
ADAPTATION
TRAVERSE PLANE
33. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
DYSPNEA
PREPARATION
MOTOR NEURON
HAMSTRING
34. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.
GLUCOSE
KARVONEN FORMULA
CALORIE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
35. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.
ARTERY
HYPERTHERMIA
WATT
WARM UP
36. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
BLOOD PRESSURE
BALLISTIC
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
STRESS TEST
37. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
CARDIOVASCULAR
DYSPNEA
VASODILATION
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
38. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
AEROBIC POINT
HYPERTROPHY
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
39. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.
TARGET HEART RATE
PLACEBO
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
CARDIOVASCULAR
40. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
HYPERTONIC
CONCENTRIC
RESTING HEART RATE
MEDICAL SCREENING
41. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
CALORIE
LIPID
RICE PRINCIPLE
WATT
42. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
DIURETIC
ISOTONIC
SPIROMETER
SYMPTOM
43. The structural unit of proteins.
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
MEDICAL REFERRAL
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
AMINO ACIDS
44. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
ADAPTATION
TONING TABLE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
GERIATRIC
45. Sticking with a program.
SARCOMERE
HYPOGLYCEMIA
ADHERENCE
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
46. 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)
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
BYPASS SURGERY
47. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
HEALTH HISTORY
HYDRATION
FASCIA
48. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
CONCENTRIC
COMPLIANCE
ISOMETRIC
49. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
ANEMIA
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
TROPICAL OILS
50. Elevation in body temperature.
MET
EVERSION
HYPERTHERMIA
ISOKINETIC