Fitness Glossary
Health / Fitness Glossary
Spotting: Person that stands near by to a person that is working out to see if they need help (the spotter) when they reach muscle failure.
Sprain: Damage of the ligaments resulted by a forceful movement.
Stair-Climber: A cardiovascular machine that has two foot plates you pump up and down to mimic the action of climbing stairs. Also called a stepper.
Static Stretch: A stretch that is held within the stretched position for several seconds, without movement.
Stationary Bike: A cardiovascular machine that comes in two styles upright bikes and recumbent bikes.
Step Aerobics: A choreographed routine of stepping up and down on a rectangular, square, or circular platform.
Sticking Point: Most difficult part of a movement.
Straight Sets: Groups of repetitions (SETS) interrupted by only brief pauses, (30-90) seconds.
Strain: Occurs from a excessive effort. Tear or rip of the muscle.
Strength: Amount of force a muscle or muscle group can exert against resistance.
Strength Training: Process of exercising a muscle using resistance weight training to increase muscular strenght.
Stretch Marks: Tears (slight scars) in skin caused if muscle or fat tissue has expanded in volume faster than the skin can grow.
Stretches: Stretches are positions that extend, and temporarily hold one's limbs or body and cause muscles to be stretched. Stretches are commonly performed to increase blood circulation, maintain musc . . . View Full Definition
Striations: Grooves or ridge marks seen under the skin, the ultimate degree of muscle definition.
Stride Frequency: The number of strides that a runner takes over a certain time period.
Stroke: A condition which occurs from insufficient oxygen supply to the brain.
Subcutaneous Fat: Subcutaneous fat is found just beneath the skin as opposed to visceral fat which is found in the peritoneal cavity. Subcutaneous fat can be measured using body fat calipers giving a rough es . . . View Full Definition
Super Set: Two or more exercise in a row, then a rest break and then keep going until finish the sets to be done.
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