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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
DIASTOLIC
BODY DENSITY
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
ATROPHY
2. A small - dense lipoprotein composed mainly of protein. Often termed the 'good' cholesterol. High levels are associated with a lowering of risk for CAD.
BALLISTIC
MOTOR NEURON
HDL CHOLESTEROL
PHYSIOLOGY
3. Excessive loss of body water.
VISCERA
DEHYDRATION
BODY DENSITY
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
4. Hardening of the arteries.
LIGAMENT
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
PULMONARY
HEAT STROKE
5. The amount of air remaining in the lungs following a maximal exhalation.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
COMPLIANCE
ABDUCTION
BALLISTIC
6. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
CORONARY ARTERIES
ARTERY
BYPASS SURGERY
AEROBIC POINT
7. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
CONTEMPLATION
ADDUCTION
SARCOMERE
DORSI FLEXION
8. The amount of air remaining in the lungs following a maximal exhalation.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
HYPERTONIC
BALLISTIC
CHRONIC
9. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
KILOGRAM
RISK FACTOR
INSULIN RESISTANCE
FAINT
10. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
ADAPTATION
INSULIN
HEART RATE RESERVE
SYMPTOM
11. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
FITNESS TESTING
TYPE 1 DIABETES
EVERSION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
12. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
STRESS FRACTURE
GLYCOGEN
13. American College of Sports Medicine.
DORSI FLEXION
MET
ACSM
HYPOGLYCEMIA
14. The end product of protein metabolism.
URIC ACID
TARGET HEART RATE
AGONIST
AQUATICS
15. 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.
METABOLISM
HYPOKINETIC
CAROTID ARTERY
ACTION
16. Excessive loss of body water.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
LDL CHOLESTEROL
DEHYDRATION
HYPERTROPHY
17. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.
ERGOMETER
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
APOLIPOPROTEIN
HEALTH HISTORY
18. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
BETA BLOCKER
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
RICE PRINCIPLE
PREPARATION
19. A tough band of connective tissue which attaches bone to bone.
LIGAMENT
CYTOOSOL
SUBCUTANEOUS
SARCOLEMMA
20. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
SYSTOLIC
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
EVERSION
ANATOMY
21. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
MET
ADAPTATION
VITAL CAPACITY
22. The ability to generate force.
STRENGTH
OBESITY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
FASCICLE
23. The desired steady state heart rate during aerobic training.
HEART RATE
CARDIAC OUTPUT
TARGET HEART RATE
HYPERTONIC
24. Of or relating to the aged.
DIABETES MELLITUS
ISOTONIC
HAMSTRING
GERIATRIC
25. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
ANTHROPOMETRY
GLUCOSE
KETOSIS
ACSM
26. Long term physical training.
ALVEOLI
CONDITIONING
TACHYCARDIA
GLYCOGEN
27. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
DIURETIC
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
PLANTAR FLEXION
ANEMIA
28. Doing something that should not have been done.
CARDIOVASCULAR
ISOTONIC
LACTATE THRESHOLD
COMMISSION
29. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
CONTRAINDICATION
KETOSIS
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
METABOLISM
30. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
RESTING HEART RATE
OBESITY
TYPE 1 DIABETES
INSULIN
31. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
DEHYDRATION
CATABOLISM
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
32. Fatty Tissue.
STRENGTH
VO2 MAX
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
ADIPOSE
33. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
TENDON
CYTOOSOL
ACSM
34. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
MEDICAL SCREENING
VISCERA
GLYCOGEN
MOTOR UNIT
35. 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. (Aerobic Power)
ALVEOLI
CARDIOVASCULAR
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
AQUATICS
36. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
TARGET HEART RATE
KARVONEN FORMULA
CATABOLISM
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
37. The most common type of arthritis.
PROTEIN
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
ADAPTATION
OSTEOARTHRITIS
38. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CARDIORESPIRATORY
FLEXIBILITY
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
39. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
KETOSIS
COMMISSION
NITRATES
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
40. A contraction during which movement is produced.
ERGOMETER
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
ISOTONIC
41. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
ISOKINETIC
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
TRAVERSE PLANE
42. 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. (Low Blood Sugar)
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
HYPOGLYCEMIA
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
STRENGTH
43. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.
CONCENTRIC
BRADYCARDIA
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
DIASTOLIC
44. Lack of activity.
HYPOKINETIC
BETA OXIDATION
EVERSION
FLEXION
45. The workload at which lactic acid values begin to rise exponentially.
CYTOOSOL
ARTHRITIS
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
LACTATE THRESHOLD
46. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.
SATURATED FAT
HYPOTONIC
RENAL
HYPERTHERMIA
47. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
PERCEIVED EXERTION
TESTOSTERONE
48. A device used to measure work output.
LORDOSIS
EXCITABILITY
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
ERGOMETER
49. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
MYOFILAMENTS
50. Hardening of the arteries.
LACTATE THRESHOLD
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
DIURETIC
SARCOLEMMA