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Personal Training Vocab
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1. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
ERYTHROCYTES
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
ATROPHY
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
2. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
METABOLISM
PRECONTEMPLATION
HYPERTENSION
MYOSIN
3. Divides the body into front and back halves.
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
ERGOMETER
KILOGRAM
FRONTAL PLANE
4. Not thinking about changing behavior.
TACHYCARDIA
FRONTAL PLANE
ISOTONIC
PRECONTEMPLATION
5. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
VISCERA
PRONATION
DORSI FLEXION
ELECTROLYTES
6. 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. (Aerobic Power)
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
DORSI FLEXION
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
LIGAMENT
7. The method by which liability is determined.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
PRUDENT MAN TEST
RESIDUAL VOLUME
HDL CHOLESTEROL
8. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
RADIAL PULSE
LACTATE THRESHOLD
ARTHRITIS
ANGINA PECTORIS
9. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
SARCOLEMMA
FRONTAL PLANE
CARBON DIOXIDE
ALVEOLI
10. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
BRADYCARDIA
LORDOSIS
HYPERTROPHY
HEMOGLOBIN
11. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.
TRAVERSE PLANE
VITAL CAPACITY
BURSA
CAPILLARY
12. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
CYTOOSOL
ELECTROLYTES
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
13. Hardening of the arteries.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
PROTEIN
DIASTOLIC
14. Pertaining to the lungs.
HEAT STROKE
PULMONARY
NITRATES
CATECHOLAMINE
15. Pertaining to the kidneys.
RENAL
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
LIPID
DIASTOLIC
16. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
TARGET MARKETING
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
KILOGRAM
BETA BLOCKER
17. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
COMMISSION
PERCEIVED EXERTION
COOL DOWN
HYPERTENSION
18. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
PREPARATION
SYSTOLIC
HEART RATE RESERVE
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
19. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
MITOCHONDRIA
FASCIA
LIGAMENT
TONING TABLE
20. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
PREPARATION
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
STATIC STRETCH
21. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
MET
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
STRESS FRACTURE
HEART ATTACK
22. A process by which risk is determined.
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
PHYSIOLOGY
MEDICAL SCREENING
FASCIA
23. Under the skin.
OSTEOPOROSIS
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
SUBCUTANEOUS
TACHYCARDIA
24. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.
KILOGRAM
HAMSTRING
DURATION
EVERSION
25. Length of time.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
MAINTENANCE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
DURATION
26. The most common type of arthritis.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
INFLAMMATION
SATURATED FAT
RECTUS FEMORIS
27. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
INVERSION
BALLISTIC
EXCITABILITY
ALVEOLI
28. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
PREPARATION
TARGET HEART RATE
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
DIASTOLIC
29. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
ANGINA PECTORIS
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
LORDOSIS
30. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
ANAEROBIC
PULMONARY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
31. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
FLEXIBILITY
ACSM
BRADYCARDIA
TRAVERSE PLANE
32. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
TACHYCARDIA
HYDRATION
HYPOXIA
33. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
HYPERTROPHY
RISK FACTOR
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
34. Number of beats per minute.
SPECIFICITY
CAROTID ARTERY
HEART RATE
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
35. Of or relating to the aged.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
REPETITION
TACHYCARDIA
GERIATRIC
36. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
SAGITTAL PLANE
AEROBIC POINT
BORG SCALE
CHOLESTEROL
37. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
FREQUENCY
ARRHYTHMIA
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
38. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
BURSA
HEMOGLOBIN
CAROTID ARTERY
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
39. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
SIGN
INFLAMMATION
REPETITION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
40. A method for determining target heart rate.
VITAL CAPACITY
KARVONEN FORMULA
BRADYCARDIA
SARCOLEMMA
41. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
SYSTOLIC
MYOFILAMENTS
ISCHEMIA
SUBCUTANEOUS
42. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
APOLIPOPROTEIN
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
43. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
HEART ATTACK
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
CONTEMPLATION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
44. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
FASCIA
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
BORG SCALE
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
45. Pertaining to the lungs.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
PERCEIVED EXERTION
PULMONARY
INTENSITY
46. The end product of protein metabolism.
URIC ACID
TROPICAL OILS
DEHYDRATION
STRESS FRACTURE
47. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
EVERSION
ISCHEMIA
SYMPTOM
48. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
VENTILATION
CATABOLISM
HEART ATTACK
ALVEOLI
49. The study of structure.
PLANTAR FLEXION
ISCHEMIA
ANATOMY
SYMPTOM
50. Excessive loss of body water.
ERGOGENIC AID
VISCERAL FAT
DEHYDRATION
MAINTENANCE