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Physical exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health. It is often directed toward also honing athletic ability or skill.

Functional training is any type of exercise that has a direct relationship to the activities you perform in your daily life.

The Pilates Method (sometimes simply Pilates) is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.

Stretching is the activity of gradually applying tensile force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed in anticipation of physical exertion and to increase the range of motion.

iposuction is a popular operation in cosmetic surgery which removes fat from many site on the human body.

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is the pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after exercising and subsides generally within 2 to 3 days.

Sports medicine or sport medicine is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of medicine which deals with the treatment and preventive care of athletes, both amateur and professional.

Running is by definition the fastest means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time.

Weight training is a form of exercise for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles. It is a common type of resistance training, which is one form of strength training.

Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. It involves riding bicycles, unicycles, tricycles and other human powered vehicles.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR), is the rate of metabolism that occurs when an individual is at rest in a warm environment and is in the post absorptive state, and has not eaten for at least 12 hours.

Dieting is the practice of eating (and drinking) in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular, short-term objective.

Muscle is the contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells.

Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest.

The term overweight is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is typical or required for the normal functioning of the body.

Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to facilitate movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction.

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated.

The possible beneficial health effects of tea consumption have been suggested and supported by some studies, but others have not found beneficial effects.

Hyperglycemia or High Blood Sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. It is the most common cause of death in most western countries.

A healthy diet contains a balance of food groups and all the nutrients necessary to promote good health.

Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the principal storage form of glucose (Glc) in animal and human cells. Glycogen is found in the form of granules in the cytosol in many cell types.

Tension headaches, which were recently renamed tension type headaches by the International Headache Society, are the most common type of headaches.

Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body, for exercise, fun and competition.

Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella.

Stretch marks are a form of scarring generally associated with pregnancy, obesity, bodybuilding, and — to a lesser extent — puberty.

The marathon is a long-distance road running event of 42.195 km (26 mile 385 yards or 26.21875 miles).

Human position refers to a position of a human body. It can also be called a person's attitude or bearing.

A detox diet is a dietary regimen involving a change in consumption habits in an attempt to detoxify the body by removal of toxins or other contaminants.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation.

Back pain (also known as "dorsopathy") is pain felt in the human back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in the back.