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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Divides the body into front and back halves.






2. A device used to measure work output.






3. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.






4. Excessive loss of body water.






5. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.






6. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






7. Inflammation of the joints.






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






9. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






10. 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.






11. Sticking with a program.






12. An exercise movement performed one time.






13. The method by which liability is determined.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






21. Difficult or labored breathing.






22. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






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






24. A method for determining target heart rate.






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






26. Inactive.






27. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.






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






29. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






30. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.






31. The most common type of arthritis.






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






33. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






34. Elevation in body temperature.






35. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.






36. Under the skin.






37. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






38. Of or relating to the thigh.






39. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.






40. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






41. Palm up.






42. Rapid heart beat.






43. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.






44. Divides the body into left and right halves.






45. Under the skin.






46. 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)






47. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






48. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.






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






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