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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






2. Thinking about changing a behavior.






3. 3.5 ml/kg/min






4. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.






5. Long term physical training.






6. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






7. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.






8. The ability to generate force.






9. A fat.






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






11. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for less than six months.






12. 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)






13. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






14. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






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






16. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.






17. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






18. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






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






20. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Divides the body into front and back halves.






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






28. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.






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






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






31. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






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






33. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.






34. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.






35. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.






36. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






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






38. 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)






39. The range of motion of a joint.






40. Palm up.






41. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.






42. A bundle of muscle fibers.






43. The study of the function of the body.






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






45. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.






46. Number of beats per minute.






47. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.






48. Divides the body into left and right halves.






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






50. Relating to the heart and blood vessels