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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.






2. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.






3. The range of motion of a joint.






4. American College of Sports Medicine.






5. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






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






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






8. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






9. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.






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






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






12. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






13. Number of beats per minute.






14. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






15. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






16. A thorough blood analysis.






17. The proportions of fat and lean.






18. The proportions of fat and lean.






19. Persisting for a long time.






20. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.






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






22. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.






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






24. Divides the body into left and right halves.






25. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.






26. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






27. Difficult or labored breathing.






28. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






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






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






31. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






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






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






34. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






35. The end product of protein metabolism.






36. 3.5 ml/kg/min






37. 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)






38. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






39. Staying with a prescribed program.






40. Of and relating to hormones.






41. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






42. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






43. A condition in normal healthy individuals where the blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Can also occur in diabetics as a result of injecting too much insulin or not eating. (Low Blood Sugar)






44. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






45. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






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






47. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






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






49. Doing something that should not have been done.






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







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