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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
ERYTHROCYTES
OXYGEN UPTAKE
BURSA
ARRHYTHMIA
2. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
ECCENTRIC
KETOSIS
HYDRATION
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
3. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
SEDENTARY
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
4. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
FAINT
BODY DENSITY
BLOOD PRESSURE
5. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
MOTOR NEURON
HEART RATE
TACHYCARDIA
6. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
EVERSION
KETOSIS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
COMMISSION
7. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
STRESS FRACTURE
ECCENTRIC
BETA OXIDATION
ACCLIMATIZATION
8. Elevation in body temperature.
HYDRATION
HYPERTHERMIA
CALORIE
BURSA
9. American College of Sports Medicine.
TARGET HEART RATE
AEROBIC POINT
ACSM
CORONARY ARTERIES
10. Decrease in a joint angle.
PRUDENT MAN TEST
FLEXION
HYPOTONIC
BODY DENSITY
11. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
MYOSIN
HYPOTONIC
SEDENTARY
ACTION
12. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
SIGN
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
AEROBIC EXERCISE
ANGINA PECTORIS
13. Fatty Tissue.
ADIPOSE
NITRATES
EVERSION
KILOGRAM
14. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
RESTING HEART RATE
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
DIURETIC
GLUCOSE
15. Palm down.
SYSTOLIC
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
KILOGRAM
PRONATION
16. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
OMISSION
SPIROMETER
MOTOR NEURON
TONING TABLE
17. A bundle of muscle fibers.
SATURATED FAT
FASCICLE
REPETITION
BURSA
18. Lack of activity.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
HYPOKINETIC
FRONTAL PLANE
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
19. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
AQUATICS
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
20. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
ISOKINETIC
CARBON DIOXIDE
CALORIE
ACCLIMATIZATION
21. A very effective stretching technique.
CONDITIONING
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
SARCOLEMMA
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
22. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
TROPICAL OILS
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
PHYSIOLOGY
23. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
PRECONTEMPLATION
BYPASS SURGERY
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
KILOGRAM
24. Excessive loss of body water.
BODY DENSITY
DEHYDRATION
ANEMIA
PREPARATION
25. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.
BETA BLOCKER
RISK FACTOR
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
26. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
BRADYCARDIA
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
TESTOSTERONE
27. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1
CALORIE
CAROTID ARTERY
ANATOMY
KINESIOLOGY
28. 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)
MITOCHONDRIA
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ACTION
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
29. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
HYPOTONIC
SARCOMERE
CARDIAC OUTPUT
30. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
EVERSION
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
ISOMETRIC
31. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
LIGAMENT
ERGOGENIC AID
INFLAMMATION
32. Long term physical training.
CONDITIONING
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
BYPASS SURGERY
VALSALVA MANEUVER
33. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Stress Test)
ATROPHY
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
STRESS FRACTURE
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
34. 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.
BRADYCARDIA
VISCERAL FAT
LIPOPROTEIN
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
35. Breathing.
METABOLISM
KINESIOLOGY
SYMPTOM
VENTILATION
36. Inflammation of the joints.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
TARGET HEART RATE
ARTHRITIS
37. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
INVERSION
VISCERAL FAT
OBESITY
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
38. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
SARCOLEMMA
COMPLIANCE
COOL DOWN
39. Excessive loss of body water.
DEHYDRATION
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
SPOT REDUCING
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
40. Of or relating to the aged.
FASCICLE
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
GERIATRIC
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
41. Persisting for a long time.
GERIATRIC
CHRONIC
HEART RATE RESERVE
FREQUENCY
42. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
LIGAMENT
PERCEIVED EXERTION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
TROPICAL OILS
43. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
CONCENTRIC
SPIROMETER
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
44. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
BETA OXIDATION
CATABOLISM
HYDRATION
TARGET HEART RATE
45. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
CAPILLARY
URIC ACID
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
46. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
CATABOLISM
OSTEOARTHRITIS
KARVONEN FORMULA
PROTEIN
47. Of or relating to the aged.
ECCENTRIC
EXTENSION
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
GERIATRIC
48. A contraction during which movement is produced.
AGONIST
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
ISOTONIC
CARDIORESPIRATORY
49. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.
PROTEIN
KETOSIS
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
LDL CHOLESTEROL
50. Pertaining to the kidneys.
ATROPHY
KETOSIS
AEROBIC POINT
RENAL