20 Terms
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Workouts
street workout
Fitness; Workouts
One of the most popular sports in Ukraine after football. Denis Minin is considered the founder. The main idea of this kind of sport is doing workout outside using any objects you can get. It ...
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 endurance.
anaerobic exercise
Fitness; Weight loss
Types of exercises that rely on intensity so that the oxygen supply from the bloodstream will not be enough, triggering anaerobic respiration. Builds strength, speed, and power, and muscle mass.
isotonic exercise
Fitness; Bodybuilding
An exercise in which muscles are free to contract and shorten without changing their tension. Useful because it does not overexert the cardiovascular system, something that its counterpart, isometric ...
physical activity
Fitness; Weight loss
Any form of activity that relies on moving skeletal muscles. Typing on a computer counts but it will not be enough to lose fat – one would need to raise the intensity.
intensity
Fitness; Bodybuilding
The formal indicator of intensity is how much oxygen is consumed by the body during an exercise; thereby indicating how much fat and energy is burned during the exercise itself.
afterburn effect
Fitness; Weight loss
When the body creates an oxygen debt from running too hard so that the muscles and metabolism can't keep up, the body will use oxygen to burn fat and glucose after the exercise. That is the afterburn ...
