Exercise
Any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.
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Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.
Physical activity
Defined as any voluntary bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
Defined as any voluntary bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
It includes both exercise and incidental activity integrated into daily routine.
Physical fitness
State of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities.
State of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities.
Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise, and sufficient rest along with a formal recovery plan.
Strength training
Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance.
Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance.
In addition, people who undergo strength training tend to have a more favorable body image even than those who also engage in regular physical activities such as walking and running.
Push-up
The push-up (sometimes called a press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position.
Health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".
Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress.
Long-distance running
Form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km. Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km. Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
In modern human society, long-distance running has multiple purposes: people may engage in it for physical exercise, for recreation, as a means of travel, for economic reasons, or for cultural reasons.
Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise (also known as endurance activities, cardio or cardio-respiratory exercise) is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process.
Stretching
Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone.
Insomnia
Sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping.
Sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping.
Sleep hygiene includes a consistent bedtime, a quiet and dark room, exposure to sunlight during the day and regular exercise.