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What is push-up?
An exercise in which a person lies facing the floor and, keeping their back straight, raises their body by pressing down on their hands.
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What is MCT oil?
One of the fastest sources of clean fuel for body and brain. With fewer steps to convert into caloric energy than carbohydrates, it is hands down one of the best ways to power up your performance or kick start a nutrition program.
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What is sedentary?
This activity level describes someone who gets little to no exercise. If you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk or watching television.
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What is sleep?
For optimal health, you need to do this 6-8 hours a day.
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What is nicotine?
The addictive substance found in tobacco smoke.
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What is cardio?
The most common form of weight loss exercise. It is effective, increases heart rate and metabolism too which are key elements for.
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What is whey protein?
Coming from cow's milk, it is a rich source of the body's essential amino acids, is efficiently digested and absorbed and is the most nutritious protein available.
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What is diabetes?
A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine.
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What is nutrition?
The science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion.
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What is addiction?
A complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence.
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What is plyometrics?
Also known as "jump training" these are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power.
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What is vitamin B12?
Also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and the formation of red blood cells.
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What is wellness?
A state of being in which you are managing healthy dietary habits, engaging in physical activity, implementing stress management techniques all for maintenance of optimal health.
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What is physical activity?
Doctors recommend this as the #1 thing to do to stay healthy.
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What is carbon monoxide?
A chemical formula “CO,” is an odorless, colorless gas that can kill you.
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What is hamstrings?
A posterior thigh muscle that is commonly weak in people who sit at a desk day for work and leads to postural issues in the pelvic area.
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What is omega-3?
Considered to be essential fatty acids, they are necessary for human health, but the body can't make them. You have to get them through food such as fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other seafoods including algae and krill, some plants, and nut oils.
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What is habits?
A routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.
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What is time management?
the process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of timespent on specific activities - especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
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What is electronic cigarette?
A battery-powered smoking devices often designed to look and feel like regular cigarettes. They use cartridges filled with a liquid that contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals.
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What is Excess post exercise oxygen consumption?
Also known as oxygen debt, this is the amount of oxygen required to restore your body to its normal, resting level of metabolic function (called homeostasis).
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What is carbohydrates?
Found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products and they are the body's main source of energy. At the the chemical level, they contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
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What is obesity?
Condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. It also describes bodyweight that is at least 20% higher than it should be.
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What is meditation?
The practice of turning your attention to a single point of reference. It can involve focusing on the breath, on bodily sensations, or on a word.
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What is Uranium?
Few people know that the most dangerous elements in cigarettes are polonium-210, and two isotopes (235,238)
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