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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
ALVEOLI
CATABOLISM
PULMONARY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
2. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
SYMPTOM
HYPERTHERMIA
VENTILATION
DIABETES MELLITUS
3. Hardening of the arteries.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
MAINTENANCE
4. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
CORONARY ARTERIES
MOTOR UNIT
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
5. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
BORG SCALE
ISCHEMIA
FASCIA
6. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
SPOT REDUCING
EXTENSION
AEROBIC POINT
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
7. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.
BORG SCALE
LORDOSIS
VISCERA
EXTENSION
8. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
BETA BLOCKER
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
LDL CHOLESTEROL
PLACEBO
9. 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.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
OMISSION
CHOLESTEROL
MYOSIN
10. Inactive.
DIASTOLIC
SEDENTARY
FREQUENCY
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
11. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
SEDENTARY
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
TONING TABLE
12. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
DEHYDRATION
GLUCOSE
CAROTID ARTERY
CATABOLISM
13. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
HYPERTONIC
ATROPHY
STRESS TEST
ANTAGONIST
14. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
SEDENTARY
SPECIFICITY
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ERGOGENIC AID
15. Lack of activity.
CAPILLARY
HYPOKINETIC
HYDRATION
SIGN
16. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
SYSTOLIC
CONTRAINDICATION
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
TARGET HEART RATE
17. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
INTENSITY
REPETITION
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
SPECIFICITY
18. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
ABDUCTION
EXTENSION
INSULIN
SPECIFICITY
19. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
RENAL
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
FLEXION
STRESS FRACTURE
20. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
CATABOLISM
STROKE VOLUME
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
21. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
BLOOD PRESSURE
MOTOR UNIT
VISCERA
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
22. 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)
ASYMPTOMATIC
SMAC-24
HYPERTENSION
PRECONTEMPLATION
23. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
COMMISSION
AQUATICS
NITRATES
VISCERAL FAT
24. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
VISCERA
CARBON DIOXIDE
STATIC STRETCH
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
25. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
ANGINA PECTORIS
INFLAMMATION
INSULIN RESISTANCE
HYPERTENSION
26. The science of the measurement of the human body with regard to size and body composition.
ADAPTATION
HEMOGLOBIN
METABOLISM
ANTHROPOMETRY
27. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
HYDRATION
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
COMPLIANCE
CARDIORESPIRATORY
28. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Stress Test)
EXCITABILITY
AEROBIC POWER
SPECIFICITY
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
29. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.
DEHYDRATION
CARBON DIOXIDE
ACTION
PULMONARY
30. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.
TARGET MARKETING
MITOCHONDRIA
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
FREQUENCY
31. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
HDL CHOLESTEROL
TARGET HEART RATE
32. Of and relating to hormones.
FRONTAL PLANE
CAROTID ARTERY
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
ENDOCRINE
33. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.
BYPASS SURGERY
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
ANTHROPOMETRY
STRESS TEST
34. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
RECTUS FEMORIS
VO2 MAX
INFLAMMATION
35. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
ADDUCTION
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
MOTOR UNIT
ARRHYTHMIA
36. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
ISCHEMIA
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
SAGITTAL PLANE
GLYCOGEN
37. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
KILOGRAM
HYDRATION
BLOOD PRESSURE
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
38. 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.
SPOT REDUCING
BODY COMPOSITION
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
STRAIN
39. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
HYDRATION
CONTRAINDICATION
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
40. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.
TARGET MARKETING
TACHYCARDIA
HEART RATE RESERVE
CONDITIONING
41. Long term physical training.
PRONATION
CATABOLISM
CONDITIONING
MAINTENANCE
42. Rapid heart beat.
TACHYCARDIA
SATURATED FAT
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
FEMORAL
43. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
EXCITABILITY
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
ERYTHROCYTES
44. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
CHRONIC
KETOSIS
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
RADIAL PULSE
45. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
BRADYCARDIA
COMPLIANCE
REPETITION
46. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
CAPILLARY
PERCEIVED EXERTION
ERYTHROCYTES
47. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
AEROBIC POWER
TRAVERSE PLANE
DIASTOLIC
HEAT STROKE
48. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.
HEART ATTACK
ELECTROLYTES
INSULIN
ACTION
49. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
HYPERTONIC
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
STRESS TEST
COOL DOWN
50. Decrease in a joint angle.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
FLEXION
MYOFILAMENTS
SPRAIN