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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
VASOCONSTRICTION
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
MAINTENANCE
VISCERA
2. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
INVERSION
LIPOPROTEIN
VO2 MAX
PROTEIN
3. The capacity or ability to perform work.
SEDENTARY
ENERGY
INSULIN
FITNESS TESTING
4. 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)
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
AEROBIC POWER
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
5. The study of structure.
ANATOMY
KETOSIS
CHOLESTEROL
SMAC-24
6. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)
FLEXIBILITY
FITNESS TESTING
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
HEART ATTACK
7. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
SPECIFICITY
ACTIN
CATABOLISM
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
8. Pertaining to the lungs.
AEROBIC POWER
PULMONARY
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
AGONIST
9. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
TARGET MARKETING
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
10. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
EXCITABILITY
VISCERAL FAT
FLEXION
11. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
VALSALVA MANEUVER
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
SPOT REDUCING
ISCHEMIA
12. Palm down.
PRONATION
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
CATABOLISM
ERGOGENIC AID
13. A contraction during which tension is produced - but no movement occurs.
ACTION
ISOMETRIC
CARBON DIOXIDE
COOL DOWN
14. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
RICE PRINCIPLE
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
15. The end product of protein metabolism.
RECTUS FEMORIS
URIC ACID
ERGOGENIC AID
ACCLIMATIZATION
16. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
VASOCONSTRICTION
TYPE 2 DIABETES
SATURATED FAT
MYOSIN
17. Rapid heart beat.
STATIC STRETCH
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
TACHYCARDIA
PHYSIOLOGY
18. Medical history.
BETA BLOCKER
ANEMIA
HEALTH HISTORY
MITOCHONDRIA
19. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.
HEART RATE RESERVE
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
SPRAIN
PRONATION
20. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CATECHOLAMINE
OVERLOAD
SYMPTOM
21. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.
PROTEIN
PLANTAR FLEXION
STATIC STRETCH
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
22. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.
CONDITIONING
EVERSION
AGONIST
CARBON DIOXIDE
23. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
VASODILATION
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
EXTENSION
CHRONIC
24. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.
AEROBIC POWER
ISOMETRIC
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
LDL CHOLESTEROL
25. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
GERIATRIC
BODY COMPOSITION
ADHERENCE
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
26. Without oxygen.
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
ANAEROBIC
ABDUCTION
VEIN
27. An increase in a joint angle.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
ENERGY
HYPERTONIC
EXTENSION
28. Lack of activity.
HYPOKINETIC
TESTOSTERONE
CARDIOVASCULAR
STRESS FRACTURE
29. Doing something that should not have been done.
COMMISSION
CARDIORESPIRATORY
ADHERENCE
ANGINA PECTORIS
30. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.
AEROBIC POINT
FITNESS TESTING
ISOMETRIC
DEHYDRATION
31. A hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas which helps lower blood glucose levels.
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
INSULIN
AEROBIC EXERCISE
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
32. A muscle contraction against a resistance where movement occurs at a constant velocity.
TESTOSTERONE
GERIATRIC
ISOKINETIC
HEART RATE RESERVE
33. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
DYSPNEA
NITRATES
INSULIN
34. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
ASYMPTOMATIC
SARCOMERE
HYPERTHERMIA
TROPICAL OILS
35. 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.
BRADYCARDIA
PERCEIVED EXERTION
RESIDUAL VOLUME
METABOLISM
36. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.
CARBON DIOXIDE
SPECIFICITY
HEMOGLOBIN
CAROTID ARTERY
37. Hardening of the arteries.
INSULIN
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
DURATION
HYPERTONIC
38. 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)
HAMSTRING
EVERSION
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
CARDIAC OUTPUT
39. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
TRIGLYCERIDES
TACHYCARDIA
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR
40. 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.
SATURATED FAT
MOTOR NEURON
FEMORAL
ADHERENCE
41. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
OVERLOAD
SUBCUTANEOUS
WARM UP
42. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
MYOFILAMENTS
CHRONIC
ARTERY
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
43. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
FITNESS TESTING
RENAL
44. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
INVERSION
BETA OXIDATION
INTENSITY
MYOFILAMENTS
45. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
ANAEROBIC
CAPILLARY
CORONARY ARTERIES
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
46. An increase in size.
INSULIN
ISCHEMIA
HYPERTROPHY
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
47. Not thinking about changing behavior.
STATIC STRETCH
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
PRECONTEMPLATION
INVERSION
48. Persisting for a long time.
CHRONIC
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
STRESS TEST
LACTATE THRESHOLD
49. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.
ASYMPTOMATIC
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
ACTION
50. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.
AQUATICS
CATABOLISM
ARTERY
OSTEOPOROSIS