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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Doing something that should not have been done.






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






3. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.






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






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






6. Also known as coronary artery disease.






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






8. 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. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)






9. Number of beats per minute.






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






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






12. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






13. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






14. The end product of protein metabolism.






15. The ability to respond to a stimulus.






16. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.






17. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.






18. The study of the function of the body.






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






20. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.






21. Fatty Tissue.






22. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.






23. Elevation in body temperature.






24. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






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






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






27. Divides the body into left and right halves.






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






29. A fatty acid with no double bonds and generally a solid at room temperature - saturated fat is found primarily in animal products and is a major factor in CAD risk.






30. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.






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






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






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






34. Without symptoms.






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






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






37. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






38. An increase in a joint angle.






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






40. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.






41. An injury involving muscle tissue.






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






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






44. Elevated blood lipid levels.






45. 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)






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






47. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.






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






49. Divides the body into front and back halves.






50. Excessive loss of body water.