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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Excessive loss of body water.






2. 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






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






4. Hardening of the arteries.






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






6. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






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






8. Staying with a prescribed program.






9. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.






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






11. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.






12. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.






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






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






15. 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.






16. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






17. A very effective stretching technique.






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






19. Performing a target behavior on a regular basis for more than six months.






20. Of and relating to hormones.






21. Length of time.






22. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






23. 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






24. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.






25. A very effective stretching technique.






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






27. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






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






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






30. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






31. 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)






32. An increase in a joint angle.






33. Hardening of the arteries.






34. The ability to generate force.






35. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






36. Under the skin.






37. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.






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






39. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






40. Palm down.






41. Thinking about changing a behavior.






42. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.






46. A fatty - waxy substance that is needed by the body for a variety of functions. Abnormal blood cholesterol is a primary risk factor for CAD.






47. Palm up.






48. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






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






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