11 Terms
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Workouts
Shake Weight
Fitness; Workouts
A modified dumbbell that creates a vibration effect to provide resistance for muscle training.
adaptation
Fitness; Workouts
When a muscle fiber or organism is overloaded beyond its normal environment that muscle fiber or organism will adjust to the added stress and become stronger unless too much stress is placed on it.
interval training
Fitness; Workouts
Alternating runs at maximum effort for specified times (usually 2-5 minutes) with "recovery" periods of jogging. Usually the period of rest is equal to the period of the run. This is an aerobic ...
progressive resistance
Fitness; Workouts
Gradually increasing the weight lifted as the body gets used to the new stress. When the muscle is stressed beyond its normal demand, the muscle responds positively and becomes stronger.
