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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
ISOKINETIC
MEDICAL REFERRAL
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
SPECIFICITY
2. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.
HYDRATION
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
DIURETIC
3. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
ELECTROLYTES
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
FRONTAL PLANE
ISOKINETIC
4. A thorough blood analysis.
VASODILATION
SMAC-24
HYPERTHERMIA
WATT
5. Divides the body into left and right halves.
SAGITTAL PLANE
GLUCOSE
EXCITABILITY
ACCLIMATIZATION
6. Sticking with a program.
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
ACCLIMATIZATION
ADDUCTION
ADHERENCE
7. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
RICE PRINCIPLE
ANTAGONIST
SPRAIN
MOTOR NEURON
8. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
ALVEOLI
STRESS TEST
AEROBIC
ERGOMETER
9. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
EVERSION
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
MOTOR UNIT
INVERSION
10. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
CATABOLISM
MYOSIN
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
11. A very effective stretching technique.
VO2 MAX
ADDUCTION
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
12. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
INVERSION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
STRAIN
13. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are not in a fixed position and can move freely. Arm body exercises are dumbbell curls and lateral raises. Leg exercises are seated knee extensions and prone hamstring
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
TARGET HEART RATE
APOLIPOPROTEIN
14. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.
ARTERY
HDL CHOLESTEROL
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
ANGINA PECTORIS
15. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
CARDIORESPIRATORY
VISCERAL FAT
RECTUS FEMORIS
16. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
BETA OXIDATION
PREPARATION
RENAL
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
17. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
ANATOMY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
CYTOOSOL
18. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
TARGET HEART RATE
AEROBIC EXERCISE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
REPETITION
19. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
MOTOR NEURON
MYOFILAMENTS
ARTHRITIS
VO2 MAX
20. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
PREPARATION
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
MOTOR UNIT
AGONIST
21. Divides the body into left and right halves.
CALORIE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
LIGAMENT
SAGITTAL PLANE
22. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
WARM UP
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
CARDIAC OUTPUT
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
23. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
HYPOTONIC
ADDUCTION
CORONARY ARTERIES
24. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
LACTATE THRESHOLD
TARGET MARKETING
HEART RATE RESERVE
MEDICAL REFERRAL
25. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
BLOOD PRESSURE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
DIASTOLIC
26. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
OBESITY
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
HYPOTONIC
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
27. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
HEART RATE RESERVE
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
ANTAGONIST
ELECTROLYTES
28. 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)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
COMMISSION
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
INSULIN RESISTANCE
29. An increase in a joint angle.
CALORIE
DIABETES MELLITUS
EXTENSION
FAINT
30. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.
GLUCOSE
OXYGEN UPTAKE
CONTEMPLATION
LDL CHOLESTEROL
31. Of or relating to the thigh.
HEART ATTACK
SEDENTARY
ACTIN
FEMORAL
32. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.
ANTHROPOMETRY
NITRATES
FLEXION
MEDICAL REFERRAL
33. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.
PULMONARY
OXYGEN UPTAKE
LACTATE THRESHOLD
INVERSION
34. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ANTAGONIST
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
ERYTHROCYTES
STRENGTH
35. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
BYPASS SURGERY
MAINTENANCE
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
INTENSITY
36. Hardening of the arteries.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
CONTRAINDICATION
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
37. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
MOTOR UNIT
OSTEOARTHRITIS
VO2 MAX
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
38. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
ARTERY
PRONATION
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
HYPOKINETIC
39. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.
STRESS FRACTURE
TACHYCARDIA
AGONIST
HYPERTONIC
40. Decrease in a joint angle.
HEART RATE
FLEXION
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
CATECHOLAMINE
41. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
FEMORAL
URIC ACID
AQUATICS
PLANTAR FLEXION
42. Number of beats per minute.
HEART RATE
ENERGY
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
COMMISSION
43. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
CARDIORESPIRATORY
RESTING HEART RATE
SARCOMERE
44. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
ABDUCTION
PLANTAR FLEXION
EVERSION
SYMPTOM
45. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.
BLOOD PRESSURE
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
HYPOXIA
46. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
SMAC-24
HYPOGLYCEMIA
ECCENTRIC
ARRHYTHMIA
47. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
SARCOMERE
ERYTHROCYTES
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
48. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
BETA OXIDATION
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
DORSI FLEXION
COMMISSION
49. An exercise movement performed one time.
TONING TABLE
HEART RATE RESERVE
REPETITION
MEDICAL REFERRAL
50. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
ANATOMY
CARDIAC OUTPUT
ARTERY
FASCIA