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Personal Training Vocab

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






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






3. Elevation in body temperature.






4. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.






5. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






6. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.






7. A very effective stretching technique.






8. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.






9. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.






10. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.






11. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.






12. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.






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






14. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.






15. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






16. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






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






18. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






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






20. A device used to measure work output.






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






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






23. An increase in size.






24. Divides the body into left and right halves.






25. Inflammation of the joints.






26. A process by which risk is determined.






27. 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.






28. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






29. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






30. A bundle of muscle fibers.






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






32. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.






33. 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. (High Blood Pressure)






34. The study of structure.






35. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).






36. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






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






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






39. Blood circulation through small side branches that can supplement or substitute for the main vessel's delivery of blood to certain tissues.






40. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.






41. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)






42. 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)






43. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.






44. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






45. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






46. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.






47. A method for determining target heart rate.






48. 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. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)






49. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.






50. A device used to measure pulmonary function.