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T/F: Handicaps can be situation specific.

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True

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Disuse Syndrome

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The disruption of the normal balance between rest and physical activity, decreasing optimal functional capacity

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T/F: A client's age is not an important factor when designing a comprehensive therapeutic exercise program

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False

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What should be considered when designing a proper treatment plan?

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Functional limitations, previous conditions, physical environment, emotional environment

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T/F: More than 4/5 people over the age of 65 have at least one chronic condition or ailment

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True

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What is not a benefit of increased physical activity?

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Makes ADLs more difficult

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Therapeutic exercise should strive to improve, restore and maintain...

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Balance, muscular strength, flexibility, and functional skills

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Improved ___ is the primary goal of a fitness therapy session.

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Mobility, fitness, and self-efficacy

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T/F: Not knowing what your doing with clients with disabilities can cause them serious harm

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True

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T/F: Role of exercise intervention for chronic conditions is to increase functional fitness without exacerbating existing conditions

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True

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A person has ___ if they encounter impediments or disadvantages that limit success in a given situation

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A handicap

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T/F: "Disability"commonly refers to the presence of a medical condition

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True

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T/F: A proven help benefit of regular physical activity that can treat and cute arthritis

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False

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T/F: There is no evidence that regular physical activity can improve mental acuity and decrease depression

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False

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Health benefit of regular physical activity that shows a strong consensus with little or no conflicting data

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Helps build bone density and improves heart and lung function

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T/F: Hypertrophy is an affect of sedentary lifestyle

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False

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T/F: Specialists in exercise therapy should diagnose conditions and prescribe therapy

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False

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What disease can exercise help prevent?

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Congestive heart failure

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T/F: Principle of disuse says "If you don't use it, you lose it"

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True

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As a trainer it's fine to use the same protocol for all your clients as they will all learn And progress the same

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False

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What would not be beneficial to carry in case you are working with a diabetic client?

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Sugar free foods

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Arrhythmia

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Variations in the regular rhythm of the heart beat

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T/F: With regard to the health of the back, it is better to pull rather than push an object if given the choice

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False

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Principle of pleasurable effect

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Clients tend to accept and repeat those responses that are pleasant and satisfying and avoid those which are not

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Trapezius workouts

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Upright rows, power cleans, and shrugs

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T/F: While lifting a load, it is most beneficial to the health of the back to keep the load close to your body

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True

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What factors should be considered when designing a fitness therapy program?

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Safety of location, communication skills with the client, and medications that client is taking and potential side effects

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T/F: If a client is found to have asthma you should inform the physician but the client may participate

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True

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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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T/F: clients self-esteem is more important than any exercise or activity

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True

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Which is not an exercise used to strengthen the quadriceps? Leg extensions, lunge, goodmornings, squats, or leg presses

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Goodmornings

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T/F: Congenital disability is one that is present at birth regardless of causation

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True

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Acquire disability

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A disability that is not inherited

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What instructional strategies should be utilized the client learns best within the visual domain

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Use diagrams and maintain eye contact when speaking

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T/F: Someone who has hemiplegia is paralyzed on one side of the body

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True

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The cervical curve of the spine refers to which anatomical area

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Neck

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T/F: The three preferred styles of learning are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic

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True

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T/F: A contra indicated exercise is one that is appropriate and recommended

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False

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T/F: Functional exercise refers to exercises and activities that mimic movements and patterns required to perform activities of daily living

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True

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SAID Principle

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Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands

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Muscular strength can decrease by __% within 72 hours and __% within 6 weeks

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17, 40

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Concentric contraction

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A muscle develops sufficient tension to overcome resistance, so that the muscle shortens and joint movement occurs

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Quadricep muscles

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Vastus lateralis, Vastus intermedius, and Vastus medialis

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T/F: The transverse abdominis is named for the direction of its fibers

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True

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A position nearest the point of origin is considered ___

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Proximal

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What is a synergist

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A helper muscle

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What is a prime mover

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A muscle primarily responsible for eliciting a specific joint action

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___ is movement away from the midline of the body

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Abduction

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T/F: The tricep muscle consists of two heads

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False

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What is a factor that accounts for the stability of a joint

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Ligaments, muscles, and shape of articular surface

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T/F: When exercising, the knees and toes should always point in the same direction

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True

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Fatigue lasting over a day can be a sign of what

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Too much exercise

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T/F: A heart rate below target range during exercise could be a sign of too much exercise

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False

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What are common health problems seen in the cardiovascular system among older adults

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Hypertension, angina, congestive heart failure, and arteriosclerosis sclerosis

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What is a social benefit of exercise

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And enjoyable activity, and opportunity to make new friends, improve compliance and adherence to the program, healthy, positive way to spend time

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T/F: Many people stick with exercise because the positive social aspects

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True

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What is functional fitness

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The fitness that improves a persons ability to live a fuller life

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More than __% of all healthcare dollars in the US are spent on older adults

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30

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T/F: Alzheimer's disease is a common health problems in the musculoskeletal system that is often seen in older adults

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False

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T/F: Too much insulin in the body can result in a diabetic coma

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True

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Signs of hypoglycemia

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Trembling and excessive sweating

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T/F: Week abdominals and weak rhomboids are both physical characteristics of persons with asthma

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True

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T/F: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US for both men and women

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True

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Type two diabetes is insulin-dependent diabetes

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False

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Asthma

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A reversible obstructive airway disease

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema are common conditions grouped under which disease

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COPD

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T/F: When working with an individual with hypertension, emphasize muscular endurance versus strength

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True

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T/F: Parkinson's disease affects motor function but not cognitive abilities

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True

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T/F: when a person is experiencing a grand mal seizure, it is wise to attempt to restrain the convulsions

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False

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Where does most of the thinking function occur in the brain

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The cortex

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Ocular tracking

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Difficulty in following a moving object with the eyes

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What can provoke a seizure

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Emotional stress, flashing strobe lights, excessive fatigue, and Edema

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Multiple sclerosis

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A progressive condition with a brain and the spinal cord lose the protective covering

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Idiopathic disease

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One arising from an unknown cause

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What part of the brain coordinates movement

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Cerebellum

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Claudication

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A cramping pain in the calves during activity

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Chemotherapy patients should not exercise for __ hours post treatment and nausea subsides

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48

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T/F: Sit ups are only appropriate during the first trimester pregnancy

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True

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Glaucoma

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Excessive high pressure within the eyeball, creating tunnel vision

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What stage of HIV signifies late or full-blown AIDS

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Stage 3

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T/F: Women who are pregnant should refrain from engaging in aerobic activity

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False

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T/F: when working with an individual with an auditory disorder, balance and equilibrium may be affected

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True

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A person is considered partially sighted or visually impaired visual acuity is 20/__ or worse

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70

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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A type of arthritis that is more like a chronic illness than just a simple joint pain

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T/F: The stance phase of normal gait comprises 40% of the step cycle

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False

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T/F: Warmwater is a vasodilator, which increases peripheral bloodflow

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True

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What is not a physiological benefit of water exercise

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Bone strength

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What are the phases of the steps cycle of normal gait

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Swing phase and stance phase

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T/F: A transfer can be classified as either standing or sitting

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True

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Progressive mobilization

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The gradual, step-by-step development of a person's ability to move around and gain independence

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Karvonen formula

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Target heart rate

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What is included in the cardiovascular system

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Heart, lungs, and blood vessels

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Borg scale

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Perceived exertion

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What region of the brain is responsible for perception

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Thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, and cerebral cortex

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T/F: It is wise to stretch in opposition to the line of pool of the muscle

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True

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T/F: It is wise to stretch before exercise

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False

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Is ballistic stretching an appropriate mode stretching

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No

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Genu valgum

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Knock knees

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What does WNL stand for?

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Within normal limits

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Kyphosis

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Excessive flexion in the thoracic spine

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Genu varum

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Bowlegs

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Lordosis

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Excessive hyperextension in the lumbar spine

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Progressive resistance exercise

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Exercise method where the weight or force is increased as the muscle strength increases

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T/F: The ultimate goal of phase 2 for adaptive weight training is strength

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True

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Hypertrophy

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Muscle size increases as a result of weight training

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T/F: Muscle is the furnace that burns calories

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True

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Isokinetic contraction

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A contraction where the resistance stays constant through the full range of motion

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