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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.






2. A bundle of muscle fibers.






3. Also known as coronary artery disease.






4. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.






5. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.






6. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






7. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.






8. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






9. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






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






11. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2






12. Medical history.






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






14. Elevated blood lipid levels.






15. Of and relating to hormones.






16. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.






17. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.






18. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.






19. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.






20. The range of motion of a joint.






21. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.






22. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






23. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






24. 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






25. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.






26. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.






27. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.






28. An exercise movement performed one time.






29. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)






30. 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.






31. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.






32. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






33. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.






34. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.






35. A fat.






36. Failing to do something that should have been done.






37. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






38. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.






39. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






40. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.






41. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.






42. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.






43. Long term physical training.






44. Pertaining to the kidneys.






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






46. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






47. The end product of protein metabolism.






48. Pertaining to the lungs.






49. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






50. The most common type of arthritis.