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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced by the adrenal glands.






2. Palm up.






3. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.






4. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






5. An injury involving connective tissue.






6. 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.






7. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






8. A device used to measure pulmonary function.






9. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.






10. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.






11. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.






12. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.






13. 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. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)






14. A bundle of muscle fibers.






15. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.






16. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.






17. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






18. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.






19. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.






20. With Oxygen






21. The ability to respond to a stimulus.






22. Fast - bouncy movement.






23. Without oxygen.






24. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






25. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.






26. The state of water content.






27. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.






28. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.






29. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






30. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.






31. The structural unit of proteins.






32. Pertaining to the lungs.






33. 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






34. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






35. Relating to the heart and blood vessels






36. A thorough blood analysis.






37. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.






38. Of or relating to the aged.






39. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






40. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.






41. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.






42. Length of time.






43. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






44. Staying with a prescribed program.






45. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






46. Medical history.






47. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.






48. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.






49. Hardening of the arteries.






50. Excessive loss of body water.