BMI
Body Mass Index is a measure of relative heaviness/obesity.
It is not accurate for athletes with a lot of muscle content.
It is your weight in kg divided by your height in meters squared.
A BMI under 20 is considered too thin; a BMI from about 21-25
is considered normal. A BMI between 25-29 is considered overweight,
and a BMI over 30 is considered obese. Because it considers
both weight and height, it is usually the measure most often
used in research for referring to relative sizes. [ref www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/gd/gdglossary.htm]
BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate is the rate at which the body burns
calories to maintain normal body functions while at rest.
It is affected by the amount of muscle you have. Body weight
remains constant when you burn up the same number of calories
that you eat. [ref new-fitness.com/weight_defined.html]
Core Strength
development the abdominal and back muscles that surround
the core area of the body with a tight and powerful support
structure of muscle bundles running in different directions.
The core muscles act as shock absorbers for jumps, rebounds,
or plyometric exercises; stabilize the body; and represent
a link, or transmitter, between the legs and arms. [ref www.gk22.com/resources/glossary.html]
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
(DOMS)
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is the pain or discomfort
often felt 24 to 74 hours after exercising and subsides generally
within 2 to 3 days. Once thought to be caused by lactic acid
buildup, we now know that it is caused by tiny tears in the
muscle fibres caused by eccentric movements, or unaccustomed
training levels. [ref en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOMS]
EFA
Essential Fatty Acid - either of 2 fatty acids that the body
requires, cannot make from other substances and must therefore
get from foods. The names of these 2 EFAs are linoleic acid
(LA; 18:2w6) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA: 18:3w3). [ref
www.findhealer.com/glossary/acronym.php3]
Energy (E)
Energy is a fundamental quantity that every physical system
possesses; it allows us to predict how much work the system
could be made to do, or how much heat it can produce or absorb.
In the past, energy was discussed in terms of easily observable
effects it has on the properties of objects or changes in
state of various systems. [ref en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy]
Low Fat
The term lowfat is a nutrient content claim regulated by
the FDA for use on food labels. To say on the label that a
food is "low" in something has a specific regulatory
meaning, namely that a product can be eaten frequently without
exceeding dietary guidelines for the component in question
(e.g., fat).
[ref en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_fat]
GI
A ranking of carbohydrate-containing foods, based on the food's effect on blood sugar compared with a standard reference food's effect.
[ref
edition.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DA/00050.html]
MSG
Monosodium Glutamate. It has been found that monosodium glutamate
can cause headaches or other symptoms in susceptible people.
It is often added to Chinese foods, with wonton soup a frequent
offender. However, it is also found in many processed meats
and tenderizers. Symptoms occur within 30 minutes of ingesting
MSG, as it is rapidly absorbed by the stomach. Although the
headache chiefly affects the temples, there may also be perspiration,
tightness, and pressure over the face and chest. [ref www.headaches.org/consumer/educationalmodules/completeguide/gatoz.html]
Podcast
Podcasting, a portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and
"broadcasting", is a method of publishing files
to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and
receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at
no cost. It first became popular in late 2004, used largely
for audio files.
[ref en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast]
Sprain
A sprain (from the French espraindre - to wring) is an injury
which occurs to ligaments caused by a sudden overstretching.
The ligament is only usually stretched, but sometimes it can
be snapped, slightly torn or ruptured, which are more serious
and require longer to heal. [ref en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprain]
Strain
Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in
swelling and pain. [ref wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn]
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