Fitness

Fitness

Related to the practice of regular exercise to maintain good physical condition and health.

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baseline

Fitness; Weight loss

For the purposes of this weight loss glossary: 1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured. 2. A known value or ...

bariatric

Fitness; Weight loss

Pertaining to weight (from the same root as in barometer — measuring the “weight” of air) Bariatric surgery (such as gastric bypass) may be performed by bariatric surgeons. ...

bariatric surgery

Fitness; Weight loss

The word "bariatric" comes from the Greek word baros, meaning weight. Bariatric surgery is another word for weight loss surgery, which is surgery designed to treat severe obesity.

bariatrics

Fitness; Weight loss

A field of medicine encompassing the study of overweight and its causes, prevention, and treatment.

arthritis

Fitness; Weight loss

Inflammation of a joint. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, warmth, swelling, redness and pain. There are over 100 types of arthritis. (see osteoarthritis, ...

aspartame

Fitness; Weight loss

A man-made sweetener with almost no calories used in place of sugar.

asthma

Fitness; Weight loss

A common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (bronchi) makes them swell, narrowing the airways. Asthma involves only the bronchial tubes and does not ...