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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Length of time.






2. Elevated blood lipid levels.






3. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.






4. Also known as coronary artery disease.






5. The pulse at the wrist.






6. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.






7. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2






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






9. Fatty Tissue.






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






11. The range of motion of a joint.






12. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.






13. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






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






15. Sticking with a program.






16. Internal organs






17. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.






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






19. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






20. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






21. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






22. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.






23. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.






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






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






26. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.






27. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






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






29. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2






30. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.






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






32. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






33. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






34. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






35. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






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






37. The structural unit of proteins.






38. An increase in size.






39. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






40. A device used to measure work output.






41. Without symptoms.






42. Thinking about changing a behavior.






43. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






44. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.






45. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.






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






47. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.






48. Persisting for a long time.






49. Of and relating to hormones.






50. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.