Fitness

Fitness

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

9Categories 28847Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Fitness

Become a Contributors

Fitness > Weight loss

thermogenesis

Fitness; Weight loss

When the body breaks down fuels such as fats it releases a heat energy called thermogensis.

synthesis

Fitness; Weight loss

Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis refers specifically to the process of building compounds from more ...

sympathetic nervous system

Fitness; Weight loss

A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic ...

synapse

Fitness; Weight loss

The point of connection usually between two nerve cells. Specifically, a synapse is a specialized junction at which a nerve cell (a neuron) communicates with a target cell. The ...

syndrome

Fitness; Weight loss

A set of signs and symptoms that tend to occur together and which reflect the presence of a particular disease or an increased chance of developing a particular disease.

surgery

Fitness; Weight loss

The word "surgery" has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions which require or are amenable to operative procedures. Surgery is the ...

stroke

Fitness; Weight loss

The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. A stroke is also called ...