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32 Cards in this Set
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Distinguish a fad and a trend.
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Fad is for a brief period, a trend is a general change in situation (long term).
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Why is it important to have a personal and professional philosophy?
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Addresses the beliefs, concepts, and attributes regarding a profession or lifestyle.
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What is the relationship between heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output?
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Heart rate - Heart beats per minute
Stroke volume - Volume of blood pumped per beat Cardiac output - Volume of blood pumped per minute |
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What factors affect balance?
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Physiological (Physical fitness, posture, stance), Psychological (Self-confidence, courage, peer-pressure), External (Shoes, weather, friction, speed)
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What are some ways to help improve balance?
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Single leg balance(visual), loaded squats(motor control;deceleration), single leg balance with stability/medicine ball(Re activity)
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What is core stability?
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Possessing core strength, coordination, and endurance.
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How can someone improve their core?
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Exercises: plank, bridge, abdominal crunch, and stability ball drills.
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What is the National Weight Control Registry?
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A website created to investigate and identify the characteristics of citizens who have succeeded in long-term weight loss.
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Define Plastic Elongation.
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The PERMANENT lengthening of soft tissue.
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Define Elastic Elongation.
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The TEMPORARY lengthening of soft tissue.
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Define Passive Stretching.
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Force applied during a stretch by an outside source.
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Define Active Stretching.
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Muscle stretched by the contraction of opposing muscles (agonist stretches antagonist).
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Define Agonist.
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A muscle that is very effective in causing a certain joint movement (AKA prime mover). *The muscle that is working*
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Define Antagonist.
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A muscle that causes movement at a joint in a direction opposite to that of the joint's agonist.
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Define Atrophy.
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A reduction in muscle fiber size.
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Define Eccentric.
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A type of muscle action that occurs when the muscle lengthens.
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Define Concentric.
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A type of muscle action that occurs when the muscle shortens.
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Define Hypertrophy.
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An enlargement in muscle fiber size.
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Define Reciprocal Inhibition.
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When a muscle contracts (agonist) the opposing muscle (antagonist) will reflexively relax.
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Define Autogenic Inhibition.
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A maximal isometric contraction that stimulates the Golgi Tendon Organ to effect a reflex relaxation.
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Name the two stretch receptors and their importance.
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Muscle spindle - sensitive to change in muscle length.
Golgi tendon organ - causes relaxation of muscle. |
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What psychological factors play a role in issues with weight management?
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Behavior management, flexible plan, and avoiding situations to cause clients to overeat.
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Name factors that contribute to weight problems.
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Dining out, late nights, pizza, drinking, stress, and snacks.
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What are the general guidelines for creating an exercise prescription?
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Identify needs/interests, select proper exercises, and evaluate fitness level.
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What are the 7 training principles?
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Overload, specificity, individuality, reversibility, consistency, recovery, and safety.
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What are benefits for cardiovascular endurance?
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Improved metabolism, immune system, control of body fat.
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What are the benefits of flexibility?
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Decrease low back pain, mobility with aging, better posture and body movements.
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What are the benefits of muscular strength/endurance?
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Less injury risk, reduced HR and BP, better balance/speed/power/agility.
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What are the benefits of flexibility?
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Decrease LBP, mobility with aging, good posture and body movements.
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What are the benefits of cardiorespiratory endurance?
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Improved metabolism and immune system, psychological and emotional well-being.
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What are the benefits of muscular strength/endurance?
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Less injury risk, reduced BP and HR, improved speed/power/balance/agility.
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Define Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR).
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Number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.
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