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Physical dependency
Having a physical addiction to a substance such as alcohol or tobacco.
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Percent body fat
Term used in body composition assessment. It represents the total amount of fat in the body based on the person’s weight. It includes both essential and storage fat. Way a person interprets and mentally frames things; a person’s frame of reference.
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Passive stretch
Flexibility exercise in which the stretch (lengthening) of the muscle(s) is created by an outside force such as a partner or gravity. Also known as an assisted stretch.
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Noninfectious
Diseases that cannot be passed to another individual through casual contact.
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Nonessential fat
Any body fat that is more than what we need for normal physiological function.
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Natural environment
Everything nonhuman that surrounds and influences a person.
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Motivational syndrome
Syndrome characterized by a loss of motivation, dullness, apathy, and no interest in the future.
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Migraine headaches
Headaches characterized by throbbing pain that can last for hours or days, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Migraines are thought to be the result of dilation of blood vessels in the head. Head pain believed to be neurovascular in origin that is typically felt more on one side of the head and may be…
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Maximum heart rate formula
Method of estimating the intensity range for an aerobic workout using a percentage (70 to 85 percent) of the maximum heart rate.
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Low impact aerobics
Type of aerobics in which the participant keeps one foot on the floor at all times. It is often characterized by moderately paced, full range of motion movements with a lot of upper body work.
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