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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A fat.






2. The ability to generate force.






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






4. 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.






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






6. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.






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






8. Without symptoms.






9. Difficult or labored breathing.






10. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.






11. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.






12. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.






13. The end product of protein metabolism.






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






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






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






17. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.






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






19. The pulse at the wrist.






20. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






21. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






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






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






24. 3.5 ml/kg/min






25. Palm down.






26. The most common type of arthritis.






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






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






29. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.






30. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.






31. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)






32. Sticking with a program.






33. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.






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






35. An injury involving connective tissue.






36. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.






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






38. Not thinking about changing behavior.






39. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.






40. Red blood cells.






41. 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.






42. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.






43. Elevated blood lipid levels.






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






45. Fast - bouncy movement.






46. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






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






48. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.






49. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1






50. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.







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