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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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fartlek
Sports; Exercise physiology
form of conditioning that alternates aerobic with anaerobic exercise
kinesiology
Sports; Exercise physiology
Kinesiology is an academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life. It includes, but is not limited to, ...
squat for ticket machine
Sports; Exercise physiology
A Moscow subway vending machine that gives out free tickets to commuters who perform 30 squats in two minutes. The machine is designed to encourage people to incorporate "Olympic ...
anaerobic exercise
Fitness; Weight loss
Types of exercises that rely on intensity so that the oxygen supply from the bloodstream will not be enough, triggering anaerobic respiration. Builds strength, speed, and power, ...
basal metabolic rate (BMR)
Sports; Exercise physiology
Often shortened to BMR, this essentially indicates the number of calories an individual uses per day with no physical exertion, spent on activities like breathing, digesting, and ...
physical activity
Fitness; Weight loss
Any form of activity that relies on moving skeletal muscles. Typing on a computer counts but it will not be enough to lose fat – one would need to raise the intensity.
push-ups
Sports; Exercise physiology
Facing the floor and then pushing yourself up, or the Earth down. It's a matter of perspective. Builds triceps, as well as the chest muscles and the shoulders on the side.
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