Once you become immersed in a subject it is good to become acquainted with the terminology of that subject and fitness is no different. There are common fitness terms that you are used to hearing over and over but there may be some that you weren't too sure of their meanings. Below is just a quick rundown of some of the fitness terms you may or may not be familiar with:
Burn - As in "going for the burn" In endurance exercise, working muscles until lactic acid build-up causes burning sensation.
Cool Down - Moderate then light activity, normally followed by stretching.
Easy Set - Exercise not close to maximum effort, as in a warm-up.
Forced Repetitions - Assistance to perform additional repetitions of an exercise when muscles can no longer complete movement on their own.
Hard Set - Perform a prescribed number of repetitions of an exercise using maximum effort.
Repetition - One complete movement of an exercise.
Rest Interval - Pause between sets of an exercise, which allows muscles to recover partially before beginning next set.
Set - Fixed number of repetitions. For example, 10 repetitions may comprise one set.
Super Set - Alternating back and forth between two exercises until the prescribed number of sets is completed.
Training to Failure - Continuing a set until it is impossible to complete another rep without assistance.
Warm up - Light gradual exercises performed to get the body ready for physical activity, normally a slower version of the activity to follow. For example a light jog before a run. Often followed by stretching of the body.
Becoming aware of fitness terms makes it a lot easier when you are trying to follow along with a program or are attempting to explain to someone else what you are doing. You can find hundreds more from the source page below:
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Great post, especially for a person who is just getting into fitness or following routines on a website or fitness magazine.
Thanks Sue and your blog is great!