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Personal Training Vocab

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






2. 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)






3. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






4. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.






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






6. An increase in a joint angle.






7. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.






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






9. The range of motion of a joint.






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






11. Under the skin.






12. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.






13. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






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






15. Also known as coronary artery disease.






16. Sticking with a program.






17. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.






18. The range of motion of a joint.






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






20. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






21. Number of beats per minute.






22. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.






23. Elevation in body temperature.






24. 3.5 ml/kg/min






25. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.






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






27. A process by which risk is determined.






28. 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.






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






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






31. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






32. Inactive.






33. Palm up.






34. Under the skin.






35. Divides the body into left and right halves.






36. 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)






37. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






38. A process by which risk is determined.






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






40. 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.






41. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.






42. A thorough blood analysis.






43. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






44. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






45. 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.






46. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






47. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






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






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






50. Persisting for a long time.