Fitness

Fitness

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

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high protein diet

Fitness; Weight loss

Diets that recommend receiving up to 30% of calories (or more) from protein as opposed to the recommended 10%-15% from protein. These diets also recommend low carbohydrate ...

hernia

Fitness; Weight loss

The protrusion of a loop of an organ or tissue through a weakened opening. Ten to 20 percent of patients who have weight-loss surgery develop a hernia.

high blood pressure

Fitness; Weight loss

Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg -- a systolic pressure above 140 with a ...

tongue patch surgery

Fitness; Weight loss

A weight loss procedure that is said to help overweight or obese patients lose up to 30 pounds in a single month. The procedure involves sewing a postage-stamp size piece of rough ...

caffeine

Fitness; Weight loss

A stimulant found naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa beans (chocolate) and kola nuts (cola) and added to soft drinks, foods, and medicines. A cup of coffee has 100-250 ...

weight loss

Fitness; Weight loss

Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health, or physical fitness is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean ...

aerobics

Fitness; Weight loss

Types of exercises that rely on proper oxygen intake and circulation to be able to burn carbohydrates and fats. Aerobic exercises are ideal for losing fat and increasing ...