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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






2. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






3. Persisting for a long time.






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Of and relating to hormones.






11. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1






12. The proportions of fat and lean.






13. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






14. Divides the body into left and right halves.






15. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






16. A bundle of muscle fibers.






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






18. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.






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






20. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.






21. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






22. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






23. A very effective stretching technique.






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






25. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.






26. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






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






28. Pertaining to the kidneys.






29. Doing something that should not have been done.






30. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






31. Difficult or labored breathing.






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






33. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






34. 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






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






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






37. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






38. Palm up.






39. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.






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






41. 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)






42. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.






43. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






44. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






45. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.






46. The structural unit of proteins.






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






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






49. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.






50. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.