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Personal Training Vocab
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1. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are in a fixed position and do not move. Examples arm body exercise are push-ups and pull-ups. Examples of leg exercises are leg press - squats - and lunges.
TESTOSTERONE
MOTOR UNIT
FREQUENCY
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
2. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
ADAPTATION
TESTOSTERONE
MEDICAL REFERRAL
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
3. Without symptoms.
ASYMPTOMATIC
SARCOLEMMA
ACTIN
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
4. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.
HYPOKINETIC
SPECIFICITY
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
5. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
GERIATRIC
WARM UP
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
6. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
ARTHRITIS
LDL CHOLESTEROL
7. Of or relating to the thigh.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
FEMORAL
ERGOMETER
DIABETES MELLITUS
8. 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)
INFLAMMATION
HYPERTENSION
REPETITION
RESTING HEART RATE
9. Elevated blood lipid levels.
MITOCHONDRIA
HEART RATE
HYPERTENSION
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
10. Palm up.
SYSTOLIC
PRUDENT MAN TEST
STRESS FRACTURE
SUPINATION
11. Elevation in body temperature.
HYPERTHERMIA
ARTERY
STRESS TEST
ADAPTATION
12. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
COOL DOWN
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
PLANTAR FLEXION
PRUDENT MAN TEST
13. Hardening of the arteries.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
RADIAL PULSE
MYOFILAMENTS
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
14. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
PLANTAR FLEXION
ALVEOLI
FRONTAL PLANE
STROKE VOLUME
15. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
GERIATRIC
INSULIN RESISTANCE
STRESS FRACTURE
BORG SCALE
16. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
STRESS FRACTURE
ECCENTRIC
HEAT STROKE
PHYSIOLOGY
17. The state of water content.
RADIAL PULSE
HYDRATION
GERIATRIC
ANAEROBIC
18. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
HEART RATE RESERVE
SEDENTARY
OBESITY
ACTION
19. Of or relating to the thigh.
FEMORAL
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
TROPICAL OILS
HEALTH HISTORY
20. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.
VEIN
ACUTE
PLACEBO
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
21. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
RESIDUAL VOLUME
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
HYPOXIA
22. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2
DIABETES MELLITUS
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
INSULIN
ASYMPTOMATIC
23. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
HEART ATTACK
CONCENTRIC
SYMPTOM
24. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
KILOGRAM
ACUTE
HYPERTROPHY
APOLIPOPROTEIN
25. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.
LIPOPROTEIN
ERGOMETER
HYPERTONIC
ACCLIMATIZATION
26. Pertaining to the lungs.
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
HEART RATE
PULMONARY
HEMOGLOBIN
27. Lack of activity.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
STATIC STRETCH
HYPOKINETIC
STROKE VOLUME
28. 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.
DEHYDRATION
HEART RATE RESERVE
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
RENAL
29. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
BURSA
GERIATRIC
ATROPHY
HEART RATE
30. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
ISOMETRIC
ISOKINETIC
VASOCONSTRICTION
PLACEBO
31. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
DIASTOLIC
VISCERAL FAT
MEDICAL SCREENING
FEMORAL
32. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.
SYSTOLIC
OVERLOAD
MAINTENANCE
AEROBIC POINT
33. Excessive loss of body water.
DEHYDRATION
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
MYOFILAMENTS
BLOOD PRESSURE
34. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
NITRATES
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
HYPERTHERMIA
HEART ATTACK
35. Failing to do something that should have been done.
VITAL CAPACITY
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
OMISSION
DIASTOLIC
36. Divides the body into front and back halves.
FRONTAL PLANE
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
SEDENTARY
AEROBIC
37. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.
ENDOCRINE
CAPILLARY
METABOLISM
WATT
38. Of or relating to the aged.
ENDOCRINE
GERIATRIC
SPOT REDUCING
BURSA
39. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
MITOCHONDRIA
VISCERAL FAT
CARDIOVASCULAR
AEROBIC POWER
40. The study of the function of the body.
WATT
RICE PRINCIPLE
PHYSIOLOGY
APOLIPOPROTEIN
41. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
PRECONTEMPLATION
SIGN
VITAL CAPACITY
BRADYCARDIA
42. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
PRONATION
HEART ATTACK
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
FAINT
43. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
GERIATRIC
MEDICAL SCREENING
ATROPHY
44. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
ACTIN
MAINTENANCE
KARVONEN FORMULA
45. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
ARRHYTHMIA
ERGOGENIC AID
INSULIN RESISTANCE
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
46. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.
STATIC STRETCH
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
KETOSIS
47. Red blood cells.
SATURATED FAT
INVERSION
ERYTHROCYTES
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
48. 3.5 ml/kg/min
KETOSIS
BODY DENSITY
MET
SPOT REDUCING
49. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
STRAIN
TONING TABLE
ADHERENCE
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
50. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease
INSULIN RESISTANCE
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
HYPERTONIC
BRADYCARDIA