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Personal Training Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
ISOTONIC
OSTEOARTHRITIS
2. An increase in size.
HYPERTROPHY
SMAC-24
OSTEOPOROSIS
CATABOLISM
3. A rhythm disturbance in the heart; also known as dysrhythmia.
FASCICLE
HYPERTHERMIA
ARRHYTHMIA
HEART RATE
4. The iron containing portion of the red blood cell to which oxygen binds.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
SPECIFICITY
HEMOGLOBIN
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
5. The state of water content.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
STRESS FRACTURE
HYDRATION
TENDON
6. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
FREQUENCY
HYPERTROPHY
CATABOLISM
7. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.
MOTOR NEURON
CONDITIONING
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
CHOLESTEROL
8. Difficult or labored breathing.
DYSPNEA
CATABOLISM
SARCOMERE
RESTING HEART RATE
9. 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)
HYPERTROPHY
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
AEROBIC POWER
10. A narrowing of a blood vessel resulting from sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
VASOCONSTRICTION
AQUATICS
OBESITY
ASYMPTOMATIC
11. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.
AGONIST
SUPINATION
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
PRONATION
12. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
STRENGTH
FASCIA
ELECTROLYTES
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
13. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
ISOMETRIC
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
14. Staying with a prescribed program.
HEALTH HISTORY
STRESS TEST
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
COMPLIANCE
15. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
ANGINA PECTORIS
MOTOR UNIT
FAINT
FITNESS TESTING
16. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.
PULMONARY
HYDRATION
STRESS TEST
RICE PRINCIPLE
17. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
TYPE 2 DIABETES
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
AEROBIC
KARVONEN FORMULA
18. 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)
EXTENSION
LIPID
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
19. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
TENDON
VENTILATION
SPECIFICITY
20. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
TYPE 1 DIABETES
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
ISCHEMIA
21. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.
CAPILLARY
ASYMPTOMATIC
OSTEOPOROSIS
ATROPHY
22. American College of Sports Medicine.
STATIC STRETCH
FASCICLE
ACSM
STRESS FRACTURE
23. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
CATECHOLAMINE
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
BORG SCALE
INTENSITY
24. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
VASODILATION
COMPLIANCE
HYPOKINETIC
CARDIOVASCULAR
25. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (High Blood Pressure)
HYPERTENSION
SEDENTARY
DIASTOLIC
AEROBIC EXERCISE
26. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.
ELECTROLYTES
DEHYDRATION
SATURATED FAT
ACTIN
27. Excessive loss of body water.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
TYPE 1 DIABETES
ELECTROLYTES
DEHYDRATION
28. An exercise movement performed one time.
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
REPETITION
TESTOSTERONE
ADAPTATION
29. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.
BETA OXIDATION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
PULMONARY
HYPERTHERMIA
30. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
VASODILATION
FRONTAL PLANE
ADAPTATION
31. 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.
ISOTONIC
SATURATED FAT
ANTAGONIST
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
32. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
VISCERAL FAT
RADIAL PULSE
ISCHEMIA
33. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
SYMPTOM
ANTAGONIST
ACTION
APOLIPOPROTEIN
34. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
MYOFILAMENTS
ACCLIMATIZATION
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
35. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
ADDUCTION
FREQUENCY
STRESS TEST
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
36. The most common type of arthritis.
REPETITION
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
INSULIN RESISTANCE
OSTEOARTHRITIS
37. Length of time.
SPIROMETER
CONDITIONING
DURATION
TROPICAL OILS
38. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.
HYPERTENSION
ARTHRITIS
ACTIN
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
39. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.
COOL DOWN
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
AEROBIC POINT
ALVEOLI
40. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
ADAPTATION
ECCENTRIC
ADDUCTION
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
41. A method for assessing body composition; measures the resistance to a small electrical current.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
FLEXIBILITY
42. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
PLANTAR FLEXION
KARVONEN FORMULA
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
AEROBIC POINT
43. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
CONTEMPLATION
TESTOSTERONE
RICE PRINCIPLE
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
44. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
INTENSITY
STRESS TEST
FLEXION
45. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.
ADDUCTION
FREQUENCY
HYPERTENSION
RESTING HEART RATE
46. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.
BURSA
ISCHEMIA
INFLAMMATION
SMAC-24
47. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
VALSALVA MANEUVER
INSULIN RESISTANCE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ERGOMETER
48. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
CHRONIC
49. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
AQUATICS
CARDIAC OUTPUT
TONING TABLE
50. The end product of protein metabolism.
TARGET HEART RATE
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
HYPERTROPHY
URIC ACID