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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
CONDITIONING
DYSPNEA
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
2. A method for determining target heart rate.
KARVONEN FORMULA
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
HYPOKINETIC
3. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.
AMINO ACIDS
DIASTOLIC
CYTOOSOL
TARGET HEART RATE
4. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
GLYCOGEN
WATT
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
5. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
KILOGRAM
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
6. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
ISOKINETIC
ANGINA PECTORIS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
7. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.
FEMORAL
HAMSTRING
ANEMIA
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
8. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
ANEMIA
VENTILATION
MOTOR NEURON
BURSA
9. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
CATECHOLAMINE
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
10. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
PREPARATION
HEAT STROKE
LACTATE THRESHOLD
VISCERAL FAT
11. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
HYPERTENSION
INFLAMMATION
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
12. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
TROPICAL OILS
SUPINATION
CONDITIONING
FAINT
13. 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.
SUPINATION
PULMONARY
STROKE VOLUME
CHOLESTEROL
14. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
TESTOSTERONE
ADHERENCE
HYPOGLYCEMIA
ATROPHY
15. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
HEART RATE
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ISOKINETIC
16. 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)
RICE PRINCIPLE
WARM UP
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
HEART RATE
17. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
RESTING HEART RATE
INVERSION
ACSM
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
18. 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
TRAVERSE PLANE
GLYCOGEN
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
19. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
DIASTOLIC
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
20. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
AEROBIC POWER
ISCHEMIA
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
21. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
ASYMPTOMATIC
VALSALVA MANEUVER
PROTEIN
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
22. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
BETA OXIDATION
AQUATICS
VEIN
BYPASS SURGERY
23. The range of motion of a joint.
FLEXIBILITY
EVERSION
HYPERTONIC
PLACEBO
24. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
VISCERA
TROPICAL OILS
CALORIE
FLEXIBILITY
25. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
TYPE 1 DIABETES
FITNESS TESTING
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
26. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
SATURATED FAT
MYOSIN
DORSI FLEXION
ASYMPTOMATIC
27. Length of time.
SPIROMETER
VISCERA
DURATION
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
28. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
STRAIN
HEAT STROKE
MEDICAL SCREENING
CONCENTRIC
29. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
HEART RATE RESERVE
ANATOMY
VEIN
ISCHEMIA
30. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
KILOGRAM
CALORIE
STROKE VOLUME
31. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
OSTEOARTHRITIS
AMINO ACIDS
TROPICAL OILS
32. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
ADAPTATION
COMMISSION
DYSPNEA
TESTOSTERONE
33. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
AEROBIC POINT
LIPOPROTEIN
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
34. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
INFLAMMATION
INSULIN RESISTANCE
OBESITY
MOTOR UNIT
35. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
KETOSIS
SPRAIN
36. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.
TARGET MARKETING
INSULIN RESISTANCE
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
PREPARATION
37. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
FRONTAL PLANE
CARDIOVASCULAR
LIPOPROTEIN
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
38. Internal organs
VISCERA
CYTOOSOL
SMAC-24
TENDON
39. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
SPOT REDUCING
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
ACCLIMATIZATION
40. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
PERCEIVED EXERTION
SEDENTARY
CONDITIONING
41. Fast - bouncy movement.
VO2 MAX
BALLISTIC
ALVEOLI
ADIPOSE
42. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
CONTRAINDICATION
DORSI FLEXION
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
KETOSIS
43. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.
MOTOR UNIT
SPOT REDUCING
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
AGONIST
44. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
HYPERTONIC
URIC ACID
HEART RATE RESERVE
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
45. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
MOTOR NEURON
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
HYPERTENSION
46. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
ISOKINETIC
47. A device used to measure work output.
OBESITY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
HYPOXIA
ERGOMETER
48. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
SATURATED FAT
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
OMISSION
FLEXION
49. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
PHYSIOLOGY
EVERSION
INSULIN RESISTANCE
STROKE VOLUME
50. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
AQUATICS
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
ISCHEMIA