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| incorporating gentle movement into these days can help with circulation (which can ease soreness and reduce muscle fatigue). |
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| During aerobic exercise, your body uses oxygen for energy, which helps keep you moving for an extended period of time, like a long walk, run, or bike ride. |
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| Anaerobic activities are short intervals of work used to improve speed and power |
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| These classes are rooted in military-style training, so are typically pretty tough, and they often include a combination of cardio and strength exercises |
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| “You are moving from one exercise right to the next with [minimal] rest in between each exercise, |
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| A compound exercise is a move that incorporates multiple muscle groups, like lunges, deadlifts, and squats. |
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| This is what you do at the end of your workout. The goal is to gradually bring your body back to a resting state by lowering your heart rate and calming your nervous system |
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| Cross-training means mixing in different workouts and training methods rather than focusing on just one type of workout |
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| DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness, which is the soreness you feel the day or two after a hard workout. |
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| what you should be doing before exercise to raise your heart rate and body temperature in preparation for the workout. During this type of warm-up, you moving through stretches and light exercises without stopping (as opposed to a passive stretches, which are held in place, like you do in a cool-down). |
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| Foam rolling is a form of massage (or trigger point release) that you can do to loosen tight muscles to help improve your mobility, |
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| This generally refers to exercises that help you move and feel better in every day life, |
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| Your heart rate refers to how many beats per minute (BPM) your heart is pumping, and when it comes to working out, knowing your heart rate can help determine if you’re working at the right intensity. |
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| HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training. “This refers to tough quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short recovery periods. |
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| An interval is simply a period of activity or a period of rest. While this often refers to HIIT workouts |
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| Isometric exercises are where you hold a position under tension and just stay in that position for a set amount of time, |
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| Examples would include squat jumps, box jumps, broad jumps, and burpees. One of the main purposes of these explosive exercises is increasing power |
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| Shorthand for repetitions. Saying 12 reps means doing an exercise 12 times. |
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| Resistance means how much weight your muscles are working against to complete a movement. That can mean anywhere from your own bodyweight to a set of five-pound dumbbells to a 50-pound kettlebell. |
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| This stands for rate of perceived exertion, and refers to intensity. It’s a point of reference that trainers often use to communicate how hard you should be working since what feels easy or challenging is different for everyone |
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| A set refers to how many times you repeat a given number of reps. For example, one set might be 12 reps of push-ups—repeating for three sets means you’ll do that three times through |
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| Steady-state cardio refers to exercise where you aim to keep a set pace at a moderate intensity, like a long run or bike ride. |
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| Strength training means using resistance to work your muscles; that can be your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, sand bags, resistance bands, etc |
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| Super setting means pairing two exercises and doing them back-to-back |
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| Tabata is a popular high-intensity interval training protocol. It means 20 seconds of all-out effort followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated eight times for four minutes total. It’s known for it’s insane fat-burning power |
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| incorporating gentle movement into these days can help with circulation (which can ease soreness and reduce muscle fatigue). |
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