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Muscle imbalance - ✔✔Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint. OPT - ✔✔Optimum Performance Training 70% of death & disability - ✔✔Chronic diseases Chronic diseases - ✔� ... ��Asthma Cancer Diabetes Heart disease 57% of deaths caused by - ✔✔Cardiovascular disease and cancer Obesity - ✔✔The condition of being considerably overweight, and refers to a person with a body mass index of 30 or greater, or who is at least 30 pounds over recommended weight for their height. Overweight - ✔✔Refers to a person with a body mass index of 25 to 29.9,or who is between 25 to 30 pounds over the recommended weight for their height. Desirable BMI for adult 20 years and older - ✔✔Between 18.5 and 24.9 Americans older then age 20 overweight - ✔✔66% Americans that are obese - ✔✔34% Experts predict how many kids will be overweight by 2015 - ✔✔One in four kids BMI - ✔✔Body mass index BMI calculation formula - ✔✔BMI = 703 x weight(lb)/height (in) BMI is - ✔✔A persons weight in pounds divided by height Blood lipids - ✔✔Also known as cholesterol and triglycerides, blood lipids are carried by protein molecules known as high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL). HDL - ✔✔High density lipoproteins. "Good cholesterol" Less then 200 mg/dl - ✔✔A healthy total cholesterol level LDL - ✔✔Low density lipoproteins. "Bad cholesterol" Between 200 and 239 mg/dl - ✔✔A borderline high cholesterol level More then 240 mg/dl - ✔✔A high-risk cholesterol level How many adults have total cholesterol values of 200 mg/dl or higher - ✔✔More then 50% Diabetes affects how many Americans - ✔✔Nearly 23 million Diabetes mellitus - ✔✔Chronic metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhances usage of fats and proteins. Type 1 diabetes - ✔✔Juvenal diabetes symptoms first appear in childhood, pancreas not producing insulin Hyperglycemia - ✔✔High blood sugar Type 2 diabetes - ✔✔Associated with obesity, particularly abdominal obesity and accounts for 90% to 95% of all diabetes Musculoskeletal - ✔✔Concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and bones ACL - ✔✔Anterior cruciate ligament Neuromuscular stabilization (DSN) - ✔✔A manual and rehabilitation approach to optimize based on scientific principles of developed kinesiology (body control) Sprain - ✔✔Injured ligament Strain - ✔✔Injured tendons or muscles Deconditioned - ✔✔A state of lost physical fitness, which may include muscle imbalances, decreased flexibility, and lack of core and joint stability. Multiplanar movement - ✔✔Movements in all directions Proprioception - ✔✔The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement. Proprioceptively enriched environment - ✔✔An unstable (yet controllable) Physical situation which exercises are preformed that causes the body to use its internal balance and stabilization mechanisms. Integrated training includes - ✔✔Flexibility training [Show More]

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