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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
ATROPHY
TRAVERSE PLANE
AQUATICS
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
2. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
DORSI FLEXION
PREPARATION
3. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.
INFLAMMATION
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
OSTEOPOROSIS
4. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
VITAL CAPACITY
MAINTENANCE
5. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
DORSI FLEXION
ERGOGENIC AID
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
6. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.
GLYCOGEN
FITNESS TESTING
KINESIOLOGY
FLEXION
7. Hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced by the adrenal glands.
ANATOMY
CARDIOVASCULAR
FRONTAL PLANE
CATECHOLAMINE
8. A process by which risk is determined.
MEDICAL SCREENING
AEROBIC EXERCISE
EXTENSION
CONCENTRIC
9. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
CAROTID ARTERY
EXTENSION
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
10. An increase in size.
HYPERTROPHY
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
HYPOXIA
MOTOR UNIT
11. Excessive loss of body water.
DEHYDRATION
LIPID
OVERLOAD
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
12. Elevation in body temperature.
SYMPTOM
CATABOLISM
BODY DENSITY
HYPERTHERMIA
13. Red blood cells.
SARCOMERE
ERYTHROCYTES
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
ANEMIA
14. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
VISCERAL FAT
MOTOR UNIT
FASCICLE
MITOCHONDRIA
15. Pertaining to the kidneys.
RENAL
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
KILOGRAM
OSTEOARTHRITIS
16. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
CALORIE
HYPERTROPHY
ENERGY
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
17. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
SEDENTARY
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
AEROBIC EXERCISE
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
18. Inflammation of the joints.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
ARTHRITIS
CALORIE
SUPINATION
19. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
OVERLOAD
DIURETIC
20. A tough band of connective tissue which attaches bone to bone.
RECTUS FEMORIS
ERGOMETER
STRESS TEST
LIGAMENT
21. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
OXYGEN UPTAKE
RESTING HEART RATE
KINESIOLOGY
22. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
BYPASS SURGERY
ISOKINETIC
SARCOMERE
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
23. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
TARGET HEART RATE
URIC ACID
DEHYDRATION
OSTEOARTHRITIS
24. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
SAGITTAL PLANE
ANGINA PECTORIS
STRESS FRACTURE
COOL DOWN
25. A method for determining target heart rate.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
SATURATED FAT
KARVONEN FORMULA
26. 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
KILOGRAM
EVERSION
WATT
27. The method by which liability is determined.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
KILOGRAM
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
28. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
OXYGEN UPTAKE
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
AQUATICS
BODY DENSITY
29. Medical history.
FLEXIBILITY
HEALTH HISTORY
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
30. Without symptoms.
DYSPNEA
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
ASYMPTOMATIC
31. Sudden - short term - abrupt.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
ACUTE
ALVEOLI
TARGET HEART RATE
32. Palm down.
AEROBIC POWER
CHOLESTEROL
HDL CHOLESTEROL
PRONATION
33. Thinking about changing a behavior.
CONTEMPLATION
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
URIC ACID
HYPERTROPHY
34. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
BLOOD PRESSURE
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
35. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.
SEDENTARY
PULMONARY
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
36. 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)
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
KINESIOLOGY
CONTRAINDICATION
HYPOGLYCEMIA
37. Without oxygen.
ANAEROBIC
CYTOOSOL
BLOOD PRESSURE
BALLISTIC
38. Elevated blood lipid levels.
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
FLEXIBILITY
FLEXION
BODY DENSITY
39. Also known as coronary artery disease.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
INSULIN RESISTANCE
ANTHROPOMETRY
PHYSIOLOGY
40. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
TARGET MARKETING
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
WARM UP
CONDITIONING
41. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
HEAT STROKE
ENDOCRINE
TRAVERSE PLANE
CATABOLISM
42. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
ISOMETRIC
CARDIORESPIRATORY
FLEXIBILITY
VASODILATION
43. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
TARGET HEART RATE
MEDICAL SCREENING
CATECHOLAMINE
ACCLIMATIZATION
44. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
BODY DENSITY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
KETOSIS
45. 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.
CHOLESTEROL
MET
LACTATE THRESHOLD
AEROBIC
46. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
FRONTAL PLANE
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
ERGOGENIC AID
47. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
RECTUS FEMORIS
FLEXION
CATECHOLAMINE
WATT
48. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
SYSTOLIC
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
49. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.
HAMSTRING
BODY COMPOSITION
TENDON
URIC ACID
50. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
CONTEMPLATION
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
ANAEROBIC
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)