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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Inactive.






2. Internal organs






3. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)






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






5. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






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






7. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






8. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.






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






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






11. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.






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






13. Without symptoms.






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






15. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






16. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






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






18. The study of the function of the body.






19. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.






20. Red blood cells.






21. The proportions of fat and lean.






22. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.






23. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.






24. Hardening of the arteries.






25. An injury involving muscle tissue.






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






27. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.






28. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.






29. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.






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






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






32. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.






33. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






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






35. Inflammation of the joints.






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






37. 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. (Hypertension)






38. The method by which liability is determined.






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






40. Also known as coronary artery disease.






41. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






42. Insufficient oxygen flow to the tissues.






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






44. 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.






45. A contraction during which movement is produced.






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






47. Difficult or labored breathing.






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






49. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.






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