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Zumba

Fitness; Workouts

Dance fitness program created by Alberto Perez in 1990. It was made up when Alberto, aerobic instructor, forgot his usual recording music one day then improvised salsa, merengue music. are usually ...

CoolMax

Fitness; Workouts

DuPont CoolMax is a high-performance polyester. It uses DuPont's proprietary Dacron? fibres to move sweat away from the body to the outer layer of the fabric, where it can evaporate quickly. Learn ...

CrossFit, Inc.

Fitness; Workouts

A fitness company founded by Greg Glassman in 2000. CrossFit's exercise programme is practised by members of approximately 4,350 affiliated gyms, most of which are located in the United States, and ...

Kettlebell

Fitness; Workouts

A round weight with a circular handle attached used for fitness training. The modern kettlebell is often attributed to Russia.

Progressive resistance

Fitness; Workouts

Gradually increasing the weight lifted as the body gets used to the new stress. When the muscle is stressed beyond its normal demand, the muscle responds positively and becomes stronger.

Date pace

Fitness; Workouts

The pace of the interval to be run that is equal to the pace of the best performance that the athlete is currently able to achieve for the event that he or she is preparing for.

Interval training

Fitness; Workouts

Alternating runs at maximum effort for specified times (usually 2-5 minutes) with "recovery" periods of jogging. Usually the period of rest is equal to the period of the run. This is an aerobic ...

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