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Personal Training Vocab
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1. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
SIGN
AEROBIC EXERCISE
AEROBIC POWER
BRADYCARDIA
2. The range of motion of a joint.
ANTAGONIST
HEAT STROKE
SARCOMERE
FLEXIBILITY
3. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
COOL DOWN
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
CAROTID ARTERY
4. Without oxygen.
MOTOR UNIT
ANAEROBIC
INFLAMMATION
LACTATE THRESHOLD
5. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
BYPASS SURGERY
NITRATES
PHYSIOLOGY
STRESS TEST
6. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
SUBCUTANEOUS
DYSPNEA
SATURATED FAT
ECCENTRIC
7. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
CHRONIC
BODY DENSITY
CYTOOSOL
ISOKINETIC
8. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.
URIC ACID
ERGOGENIC AID
FAINT
BLOOD PRESSURE
9. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
TARGET HEART RATE
CHOLESTEROL
CATABOLISM
BURSA
10. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
URIC ACID
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
RESTING HEART RATE
BRADYCARDIA
11. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
SPRAIN
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
TENDON
12. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
ERYTHROCYTES
HYPERTROPHY
DIABETES MELLITUS
ARTERY
13. Of or relating to the aged.
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
GERIATRIC
LDL CHOLESTEROL
AEROBIC POINT
14. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
WATT
HYPOXIA
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
15. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
DIASTOLIC
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
HYPOKINETIC
16. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
FREQUENCY
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
17. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
TESTOSTERONE
STRESS TEST
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
OXYGEN UPTAKE
18. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.
SYSTOLIC
EVERSION
AEROBIC POWER
MOTOR NEURON
19. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
ERYTHROCYTES
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
BALLISTIC
CARDIORESPIRATORY
20. Blood circulation through small side branches that can supplement or substitute for the main vessel's delivery of blood to certain tissues.
HDL CHOLESTEROL
HEALTH HISTORY
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
MEDICAL SCREENING
21. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
PULMONARY
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
22. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
EXCITABILITY
TRIGLYCERIDES
ADIPOSE
SUBCUTANEOUS
23. Inflammation of the joints.
STROKE VOLUME
ARTHRITIS
ADAPTATION
COOL DOWN
24. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
TARGET MARKETING
PERCEIVED EXERTION
RENAL
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
25. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
BLOOD PRESSURE
ARTHRITIS
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
STROKE VOLUME
26. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
FASCICLE
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
GLYCOGEN
RISK FACTOR
27. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
SPRAIN
MEDICAL SCREENING
ENDOCRINE
28. A fat.
ISOKINETIC
GLYCOGEN
LIPID
CONTEMPLATION
29. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
INVERSION
OMISSION
ACUTE
AEROBIC EXERCISE
30. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
INSULIN RESISTANCE
COMPLIANCE
HYPOTONIC
HYPERTENSION
31. Length of time.
ANAEROBIC
PROTEIN
STRESS TEST
DURATION
32. 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)
HYPERTENSION
LIGAMENT
TENDON
DYSPNEA
33. 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. (Low Blood Sugar)
SAGITTAL PLANE
CARDIOVASCULAR
HYPOGLYCEMIA
KARVONEN FORMULA
34. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
PROTEIN
LORDOSIS
MYOSIN
EXCITABILITY
35. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.
CATABOLISM
ADIPOSE
TARGET HEART RATE
MAINTENANCE
36. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
SUBCUTANEOUS
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
DIURETIC
37. An injury involving muscle tissue.
STRAIN
HYPOTONIC
SUBCUTANEOUS
LIPID
38. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
CONCENTRIC
BETA BLOCKER
FASCICLE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
39. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
CONTEMPLATION
AEROBIC POINT
AEROBIC EXERCISE
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
40. Divides the body into left and right halves.
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
TESTOSTERONE
SAGITTAL PLANE
CATABOLISM
41. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
CALORIE
VASOCONSTRICTION
CAPILLARY
MOTOR UNIT
42. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
SYSTOLIC
MAINTENANCE
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
EXTENSION
43. Sticking with a program.
SUPINATION
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
PULMONARY
ADHERENCE
44. An increase in a joint angle.
BALLISTIC
OMISSION
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
EXTENSION
45. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.
SPRAIN
ANTAGONIST
DIURETIC
HEMOGLOBIN
46. Divides the body into left and right halves.
KILOGRAM
FRONTAL PLANE
GLYCOGEN
SAGITTAL PLANE
47. Thinking about changing a behavior.
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
CONTEMPLATION
VEIN
TESTOSTERONE
48. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
METABOLISM
FRONTAL PLANE
TARGET HEART RATE
HYDRATION
49. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
TONING TABLE
ADHERENCE
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
50. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.
FLEXIBILITY
CORONARY ARTERIES
CARBON DIOXIDE
HDL CHOLESTEROL