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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Long term physical training.
ACTIN
OMISSION
TYPE 1 DIABETES
CONDITIONING
2. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
CALORIE
MYOSIN
SUPINATION
AQUATICS
3. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
SARCOMERE
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
ISOKINETIC
PROTEIN
4. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
PRECONTEMPLATION
EVERSION
ALVEOLI
INVERSION
5. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
KARVONEN FORMULA
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
MOTOR UNIT
6. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
ADAPTATION
ERGOMETER
PLANTAR FLEXION
ABDUCTION
7. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
SYMPTOM
RADIAL PULSE
ENERGY
PRUDENT MAN TEST
8. A process by which risk is determined.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
MEDICAL SCREENING
OBESITY
CHOLESTEROL
9. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.
STRESS TEST
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
SARCOMERE
10. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.
HYPOXIA
ERYTHROCYTES
ARTERY
ISCHEMIA
11. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
HEART RATE RESERVE
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
ACTIN
12. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
HEART RATE RESERVE
TRAVERSE PLANE
VENTILATION
INSULIN RESISTANCE
13. Persisting for a long time.
CHRONIC
KARVONEN FORMULA
MEDICAL REFERRAL
TROPICAL OILS
14. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
ARRHYTHMIA
SYSTOLIC
TARGET MARKETING
SIGN
15. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
HYPERTONIC
INTENSITY
FASCICLE
VISCERA
16. Also known as coronary artery disease.
MET
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
SPECIFICITY
ACTIN
17. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
TRIGLYCERIDES
VITAL CAPACITY
BURSA
PRECONTEMPLATION
18. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
INFLAMMATION
RESTING HEART RATE
STROKE VOLUME
19. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
KINESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOMETRY
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
20. Under the skin.
HEMOGLOBIN
OBESITY
ERGOGENIC AID
SUBCUTANEOUS
21. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
RADIAL PULSE
LORDOSIS
FEMORAL
ADAPTATION
22. Sticking with a program.
ATROPHY
ADHERENCE
CHRONIC
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
23. 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)
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
AQUATICS
HYPERTONIC
CORONARY ARTERIES
24. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
BORG SCALE
VISCERAL FAT
ANTHROPOMETRY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
25. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
STRESS FRACTURE
WATT
KETOSIS
SYSTOLIC
26. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
HEART RATE RESERVE
SUBCUTANEOUS
HEAT STROKE
CYTOOSOL
27. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
APOLIPOPROTEIN
PLACEBO
MEDICAL REFERRAL
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.
DIABETES MELLITUS
EVERSION
CHOLESTEROL
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
29. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
METABOLISM
RISK FACTOR
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
VITAL CAPACITY
30. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
PLANTAR FLEXION
RESTING HEART RATE
OSTEOARTHRITIS
31. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
KILOGRAM
BLOOD PRESSURE
RECTUS FEMORIS
SAGITTAL PLANE
32. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
SYMPTOM
BETA OXIDATION
STRAIN
MOTOR NEURON
33. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
ERGOGENIC AID
ISCHEMIA
PROTEIN
WARM UP
34. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
MOTOR UNIT
ERGOMETER
TYPE 1 DIABETES
35. Fatty Tissue.
CAPILLARY
TENDON
ADIPOSE
SMAC-24
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. (Hypertension)
CONTRAINDICATION
CATECHOLAMINE
HYPERTROPHY
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
37. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
BALLISTIC
TRIGLYCERIDES
AEROBIC POWER
TROPICAL OILS
38. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
TROPICAL OILS
PRONATION
BYPASS SURGERY
SPIROMETER
39. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
ALVEOLI
CONCENTRIC
ELECTROLYTES
RESTING HEART RATE
40. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
TARGET MARKETING
TYPE 1 DIABETES
FASCIA
41. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
CONTEMPLATION
SARCOLEMMA
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
42. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
INVERSION
MYOSIN
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
43. Also known as coronary artery disease.
TESTOSTERONE
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
FASCICLE
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
44. Divides the body into front and back halves.
AQUATICS
FRONTAL PLANE
BLOOD PRESSURE
MET
45. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
BETA BLOCKER
HYPOTONIC
ACTIN
46. Palm down.
PRONATION
CATABOLISM
MEDICAL REFERRAL
BLOOD PRESSURE
47. Fast - bouncy movement.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
FLEXIBILITY
BALLISTIC
KARVONEN FORMULA
48. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.
OMISSION
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
ACSM
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
49. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
OVERLOAD
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
SEDENTARY
50. Medical history.
SIGN
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
VENTILATION
HEALTH HISTORY