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Foundations of Exercise Science Flashcards

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Biomechanics

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Study of how forces affect a living body

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Kinetic Chain

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The interrelation of the actions of the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems to create movement

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Kinesiology

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Study of human movement

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Anatomic Position

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Body reference: upright, arms besides truck and palms and head facing forward

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Superior/Inferior

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Above/Below a landmark Closer to head/Closer to feet

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Proximal/Distal

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Closer/Further to the centerof of the body or landmark

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Medial/Lateral

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Toward/Away from midline of body

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Contralateral/Ipsilateral

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Opposite/Same side of the body

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Sagittal

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Forward and Backward Motions
Right and Left Sides
Walls parallel to the left and right side of person: only movement between these imaginary walls can occur

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Frontal

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Lateral(side to side) Motions
Front Half and Back Half
Walls parallel to the front of body and behind the body: person restricted by those walls and can only move side to side

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Transverse

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Rotation
Top Half and Bottom Half
Movements parallel to this imaginary line between top and bottom

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Walking, Cycling, Squatting

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Sagittal Movements

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Jumping Jacks, Side Lunges

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Frontal Movements

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Lunges with roation, roundhouse kicks

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Transverse Movements

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Sagittal Plane Motions

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Flexion/Extension at neck, trunk, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexed Foot
Anterior Flexion of the foot
Dorsal/Top of of Foot moves up and away from the ground
Sagittal Plane

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Plantar Flexion

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Pointed Foot
Posterior Extension of the foot where top of the foo moves down toward the ground
Sagittal Plane

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Femoral-On-Pelvic Rotation

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Flexion at the hip to hip hinge foward

Sagittal Plane

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Pelvic-On-Femoral Rotation

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Staight Leg Flexion

Sagittal Plane

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Frontal Plane Motions

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ABduction/ADDuction
Lateral Flexion of the Neck and Spine
Eversion and Inversion of the ankle

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ABduction

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body part is moving away from the midline

Frontal Plane

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ADDuction

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body part is moving toward the midline

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Eversion

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bottow of foot rotates outward (laterally)

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Inversion

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bottom of foot rotates inwards (medially)

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Scapular Retraction

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Movement of the shoulder blade closer to the spine

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Scapular Protraction

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Movement of the shoulder blade forward and away from spine

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Transverse Plane Motions

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Internal/External Rotation
Pronation/Supination 
Horizontal ABduction and ADDuction 
Scapular Retraction and Protraction 
Neck and Spinal Rotation
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External Rotation

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Turning a limb or body segment away from the midline of the body

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Internal Rotation

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Turning a limb or body segment towards the midline of the body

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Pronation of the ankle

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Tri-planar motion: eversion, dorsiflexion, ABduction

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Supination of the ankle

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Tri-planar motion: inversion, plantar flexion, ADDuction

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Horizontal ABduction

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Lateral rotational movement away from the midline of th body

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Horizontal ADduction

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Medial rotational movement towards the midline of the body

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Flexion

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Bending a joing where the relative angle between two bones DECREASES
Sagittal Plane

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Extension

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Movement at a joint in which the relative angle between two adjoining segments INCREASES
Sagittal Plane

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Rear Deltoid Fly

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Horizontal ABduction

Transvere Plane

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Chest Fly

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Horizontal ADduction

Transverse Plane

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Biceps Curl

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Flexion

Sagittal Plane

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Squat

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hip, knee, ankle flexion
hip, knee, ankle extension
Sagittal Plane

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Running

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Flexion and Extension

Sagittal Plane

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Lateral Arm Raise

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ABduction/ADduction

Frontal Plane

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Side Step

Side Shuffle

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ABduction/ADduction

Frontal Plane

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Side Lunge

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ABduction/ADduction

Frontal Plane

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Bicycle Crunches

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Trunk rotation

Transvere Plane

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Lunge with Rotation

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Trunk rotation

Transvere Plane

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Importatnce of knowing biomechancial terms

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Allows instructor to recognize what muscle does when activated

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Multi-joint, Single Plane Exercises

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Lunge
Squat
Push-up
Row

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Multi-Joint and Multiplanar Exercises

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Lunge with rotations
Squat to rotational lift
Push-up with rotation
Row with truck rotation

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Exercise Naming Conventions

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Plane of Motion
Body Position
Type of Modality Used
Joint Action
Primary Muscle Targeted
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Front/Back Lunge

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Sagittal Plane

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Side Lunge

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Frontal Plane

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Diagonally Back Lunge

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Transverse Plane

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Front, Side, Diagonal Lunge Combo

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Mulit-Planar

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Body Positions

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Stems: 
Supine
Prone
Kneeling
Half-Kneeling
Standing 
Staggered Stance
Two legs
Single Leg
Two Arms
Alternating Arms
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Resistance Modality

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Stems: 
Sliding Discs
Suspension
Tubbing (TB) or Band
Dumbbell (DB)/Hand weights
Kettlebell (KB)
Stability Balls
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Muscular Function and Application

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Knowing functions of muscles, instructors can create classes aimed to prevent injury, improve flexibility and increase endurance and strength

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Muscle Action Spectrum

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Concentric
Isometric
Eccentric

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Concentric Activation

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A muscle is producing tension as it shortens to overcome an external resistance

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Isometric Activation

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A muscle is producing tension while it remins the same length
when the exercise is being held still
the tension produced by a muscle is equal to the force of an external load that is being applied and does not produce joint movement

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Eccentric Activation

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A muscle is producing tension while lengthening in order to resist or control an external force

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Isolated Function

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A muscle’s primary function

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Eccentric Function

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the action of a muscle when it is generating an eccentric activation
a muscle that decelrates a movement if reducing the speed in order to maintain control and avoid injury

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How to lead a safer class

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Increased attention on correctly decelerating a movement

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Quads

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Isolated Function: concentrically accelerates knee extension

Upward phase of Squat

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Hams

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Isolated Function: concentrically accelerates knee flexion

Hamstring Curls

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Gastroc

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Isolated Movement: Concentrically accelerates plantar flexion
Calf raises

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Glute Max

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Isolated Movement: Concentrically accelerates hip extension and external rotation
Lunge on the upward motion

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Rectus Abdominis

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Isolated Movement: Concentrically accelerates spinal flexion, lateral flexion, and rotation
Ball Crunch

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Pec Major

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Isolated Movement: Concentrically accelerates shoulder flexion and horizontal ADDuction
Push-Up

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Lats

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Isolated Movment: Concentrically accelerates shoulder extension, ADDuction, Internal Rotation
Band Row

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Biceps

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Isolated Function: Concentrically accelerates elbow flexion

Biceps Curl

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Triceps

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Isolated Function: Concentrically accelerates elbow extension
Triceps Extension

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Origin

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the relatively stationary attchment site where a muscle begins

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Insertion

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The relatively mobile attachment site of muscles distal end

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Tendon

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Connective tissue that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force

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Static Posture

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The starting point from which an individual moves; a pose in which the body is standing in its natural, relaxed position.

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Dynamic Posture

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Positioning of the body during any movement.

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