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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.






2. Palm down.






3. Persisting for a long time.






4. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






5. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.






6. Difficult or labored breathing.






7. The pulse at the wrist.






8. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






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






10. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






11. An exercise movement performed one time.






12. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.






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






14. Fast - bouncy movement.






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






16. Thinking about changing a behavior.






17. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.






18. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.






19. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.






20. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






21. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.






22. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.






23. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






24. 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.






25. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






26. 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.






27. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.






28. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.






29. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.






30. Divides the body into left and right halves.






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






32. An exercise movement performed one time.






33. Breathing.






34. Of and relating to hormones.






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






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






37. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.






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






39. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.






40. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.






41. Palm up.






42. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.






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






44. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






45. The ability to respond to a stimulus.






46. Not thinking about changing behavior.






47. Of or relating to the aged.






48. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






49. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






50. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.