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A water-soluble molecule of protein and lipids. Water-soluble compound composed of apolipo-protein and lipid components that transport fat in the bloodstream. A conjugated protein containing a lipid or a group of lipids. For example, low-density lipoproteins (also known as “bad” cholesterol) are a “package” of cholesterol (lipid) surrounded by a hydrophilic protein. A combination of…

A style of choreography in which a series of moves are performed without a predictable pattern (thus the term “freestyle”).  

A business structure in which the owners (referred to as members) have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the company.  

Granulomatous pneumonitis. This disease is characterized by inflamed nodules in the lungs and is most often associated with indoor pool facilities with water spray features, where bacteria is suspended in water droplets.  

An obligation, debt, or responsibility owed to someone; in fitness there is a legal obligation and responsibility to ensure the safety of all participants. Something one is bound to do, or an obligation one is bound to fulfill, by law and justice. A liability may be enforced in court. Liabilities are usually financial or can…

Rigid bars that turn about an axis. The axis or fulcrum can be visualized as a pivot point. In the body the bones represent the rigid bars and the joints are the axis (fulcrum). A rigid bar used to modify direction, force, and motion. A type of simple ma chine that provides the user with…

Flexing at the hips and knees to lower the body to a position in which the shoulders are at the water’s surface while keeping the feet elevated from the pool bottom for several repetitions.  

Flexing at the hips and knees to lower the body to a position in which the shoulders are at the water’s surface. The feet will still contact the pool bottom but without the rebounding or jumping forces.  

Standing in an upright position and rebounding, or pushing off, from the pool bottom.  

A sending chamber of the heart that pumps the oxygenated blood out of the heart. The ventricle situated on the left side of the heart. The left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out to the body through the aorta. The cavity of the heart that…