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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The most common type of arthritis.






2. A very effective stretching technique.






3. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.






4. Length of time.






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






6. An increase in a joint angle.






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






8. Internal organs






9. Number of beats per minute.






10. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.






11. 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. (Aerobic Power)






12. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






13. Without symptoms.






14. Inactive.






15. A very large lipoprotein composed mainly of triglycerides; most of the cholesterol produced by the liver is VLDL - but it is usually converted to LDL or HDL very quickly throughout the body.






16. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.






17. Excessive loss of body water.






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






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






20. 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. (Hypoglycemia)






21. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.






22. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.






23. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






24. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.






25. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.






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






27. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






28. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.






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






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






31. An increase in size.






32. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.






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






34. A bundle of muscle fibers.






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






36. Difficult or labored breathing.






37. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.






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






39. A device used to measure work output.






40. 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)






41. The capacity or ability to perform work.






42. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






43. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.






44. Inactive.






45. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.






46. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease






47. Thinking about changing a behavior.






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






49. The range of motion of a joint.






50. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.