A | B |
interval training | alternate periods of exercise at a high intensity with periods of light exercise or rest |
step aerobics | an aerobic workout using benches |
warmup | beginning phase of workout |
cool down | tapering off after exercise |
target heart rate | desirable rate at which the heart should be beating for a training effect |
spinning | high intensity workout simulating a bike race |
pooling | accumalation of blood in the lower extremities |
anemia | blood does not have enough red blood cells |
aorta | largest artery in the body |
arteries | carries oxygenated blood away from the heart |
atherosclerosis | narrowing and hardening of walls of arteries |
capillaries | carry oxygen and nutrients to the cells, and pick up waste products |
diaphragm | muscle separating chest and abdominal cavity |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
plasma | the fluid part of the blood |
platelet | helps clot the blood |
pulmonary | right side of the heart |
stroke | occurs when partof the blood supply is cut off to the brain |
systemic | left side of the heart |
veins | returns deoxygenated blood to the lungs |