Category: M

The process by which a bone responds to a mechanical force on it.  

The percentage of energy input that appears as useful external work.  

The average power (force times distance divided by time) exerted during short-duration (typically 30 sec) work.  

A weighted average of systolic and diastolic blood pressures, representing the mean driving force of blood throughout the arterial system. The average of the diastolic and systolic pressures.  

The maximal force that the muscle can exert.  

The highest amount of oxygen an individual can take in and utilize to produce ATP aerobically while breathing air during heavy exercise. Maximal oxygen consumption is sometimes referred to as maximal aerobic capacity. It is determined by assessing the body’s ability to maximally utilize oxygen during a graded exercise test. Intensity of physical activity is…

The highest workload that can be maintained over time without a continual rise in blood lactate; it indicates an exercise intensity above which lactate production exceeds clearance.  

The highest intensity, greatest load, or longest duration exercise of which an individual is capable.  

The body’s automatic protective mechanism against severe injury and abuse. If a muscle is stretched too quickly or with force, the reflex causes the muscle to contract; stretch threshold.  

A condition where the second toe is longer than the first throwing more weight on the third and fourth toes, causing irritation of the nerves.