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Literally, "with oxygen." Aerobic exercise is the body's process of producing energy with oxygen in the bloodstream. Byproducts are carbon dioxide and water (breathing and perspiration). It's great ...

anaerobic

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This terms literally means without oxygen. In anaerobic exercise, energy is produced without oxygen, usually because the exercise intensity is such that the heart and lungs can't get enough oxygen to ...

anaerobic exercise

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An intense or fast activity where you become breathless. Your body can't process oxygen fast enough for use. Literally, "without oxygen."

antioxidants

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Substances such as Vitamins A, C and E and minerals such as copper, magnesium and zinc. Believed to destroy free radicals, which some scientists think may not only accelerate aging but also ...

asana

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The term for any of the many poses done in yoga.

exercised-induced asthma

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A constriction of the bronchial passages during exercise only that causes wheezing, coughing, labored breathing, and shortness of breath. Can usually be remedied by physician-prescribed inhalers. Not ...