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Personal Training Vocab
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1. An exercise movement performed one time.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
SPRAIN
REPETITION
MOTOR NEURON
2. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
DIABETES MELLITUS
SYMPTOM
ACCLIMATIZATION
3. Internal organs
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
VISCERA
ACCLIMATIZATION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
4. 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
AEROBIC EXERCISE
SPIROMETER
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
HYPOTONIC
5. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.
ARRHYTHMIA
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
AEROBIC EXERCISE
ECCENTRIC
6. Of or relating to the aged.
GERIATRIC
ARRHYTHMIA
OSTEOPOROSIS
ISOMETRIC
7. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
BETA OXIDATION
AEROBIC POWER
RESTING HEART RATE
ALVEOLI
8. Without oxygen.
METABOLISM
ANAEROBIC
MEDICAL REFERRAL
RESIDUAL VOLUME
9. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.
DORSI FLEXION
URIC ACID
ADAPTATION
ACCLIMATIZATION
10. An injury involving muscle tissue.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
STRAIN
AQUATICS
KILOGRAM
11. A thorough blood analysis.
ISOMETRIC
SMAC-24
ISOKINETIC
PLACEBO
12. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
INVERSION
13. A behavior or characteristic which increases probability for disease.
VASOCONSTRICTION
FEMORAL
RISK FACTOR
APOLIPOPROTEIN
14. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
SUPINATION
LIPOPROTEIN
HYPOGLYCEMIA
HEART RATE RESERVE
15. Also known as coronary artery disease.
EXTENSION
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
ADDUCTION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
16. Palm up.
SUPINATION
ACTIN
OVERLOAD
OSTEOPOROSIS
17. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
SIGN
STRENGTH
RICE PRINCIPLE
SARCOMERE
18. Persisting for a long time.
CARDIAC OUTPUT
CHRONIC
PERCEIVED EXERTION
OSTEOARTHRITIS
19. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.
VENTILATION
ECCENTRIC
BODY COMPOSITION
HYPERTONIC
20. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
NITRATES
CARDIAC OUTPUT
ACTIN
LORDOSIS
21. Also called juvenile diabetes; a diabetic condition caused by heredity.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
BETA BLOCKER
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
FREQUENCY
22. A tough band of connective tissue which attaches bone to bone.
TESTOSTERONE
LIGAMENT
TENDON
FLEXION
23. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
CORONARY ARTERIES
FLEXIBILITY
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
24. Hardening of the arteries.
INTENSITY
ACSM
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
BORG SCALE
25. An increase in a joint angle.
EXTENSION
AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS
MET
26. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
VITAL CAPACITY
ISCHEMIA
SIGN
SYSTOLIC
27. A fibrous tissue that binds together and supports the structures of the body. See fascia - ligament - tendon.
STROKE VOLUME
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ERGOGENIC AID
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
28. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
ERGOGENIC AID
HYPERTENSION
TENDON
RICE PRINCIPLE
29. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.
WATT
KINESIOLOGY
SARCOMERE
STRESS FRACTURE
30. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
VASODILATION
ACUTE
INFLAMMATION
BODY DENSITY
31. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
HYPERTONIC
ACTIN
BODY DENSITY
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
32. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
SPOT REDUCING
HEART ATTACK
ATROPHY
OBESITY
33. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
AGONIST
ERGOGENIC AID
ARRHYTHMIA
34. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
ADAPTATION
BALLISTIC
KINESIOLOGY
ENERGY
35. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
ATROPHY
AEROBIC POINT
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
REPETITION
36. Hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced by the adrenal glands.
ACSM
BETA BLOCKER
AEROBIC EXERCISE
CATECHOLAMINE
37. Sudden - short term - abrupt.
RICE PRINCIPLE
ACUTE
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
ENDOCRINE
38. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.
ANTHROPOMETRY
MAINTENANCE
INVERSION
RECTUS FEMORIS
39. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
TARGET MARKETING
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
VO2 MAX
FLEXION
40. The range of motion of a joint.
MEDICAL SCREENING
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
FLEXIBILITY
MOTOR NEURON
41. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
DYSPNEA
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
SUBCUTANEOUS
GLUCOSE
42. A cushioning sac filled with lubricating fluid that alleviates friction where there is movement of tendons over bone.
BURSA
TENDON
SPOT REDUCING
RECTUS FEMORIS
43. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
ACTIN
ARRHYTHMIA
ACUTE
VENTILATION
44. Rapid heart beat.
PERCEIVED EXERTION
INTENSITY
RADIAL PULSE
TACHYCARDIA
45. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
ACUTE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
RESIDUAL VOLUME
46. Breathing.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
VENTILATION
KINESIOLOGY
ACTION
47. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
COOL DOWN
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
ACTION
48. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
HYPOKINETIC
ARRHYTHMIA
BETA BLOCKER
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
49. Without oxygen.
ANAEROBIC
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
SMAC-24
CATECHOLAMINE
50. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
EXTENSION
TROPICAL OILS
ANTAGONIST
BURSA