Glossary

• Waist-to-hip ratio

  This method measures the amount of fat distributed throughout your body. It may also be a sign of weight-related issues in the future. To get your hip-to-waist ratio, divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement. Women should have a ratio of no more than 0.8, whlle men should have a ratio of no more than 0.95.

• Strength training

  These are exercises which rely on resistance or tension which helps increase endurance, size, or strength levels. Barbell bench presses, squats, and deadlifts are some of the most popular strength training exercises.

• Resting metabolic rate (RMR)

  Also known as basal metabolic rate, this refers to the number of calories your body burns while you’re at rest. You need the energy from your RMR to perform basic functions such as breathing and circulating blood.

• Muscular endurance

  This is an individual’s ability to move his body or an object multiple times without getting fatigued. Exercises such as planks, bodyweight squats, walking lunges, pushups, and situps help increase muscular endurance.

• Exercise metabolic rate (EMR)

  This refers to the amount of energy you use up during a workout session.

• Cardiovascular system

  This is a system of organs which include the heart and blood vessels. The cardiovascular system helps move nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. It also helps maintain cells’ water levels.

• Aerobic endurance

  Also known as aerobic fitness capacity, this refers to a person’s ability to perform sustained physical activity without feeling tired. Examples of activities which require aerobic endurance include marathons and triathlons.

• Yolked

  This is another term for yoked. Yolked individuals are swollen, shredded, and jacked: they have aesthetic physiques with large muscles. There are many yolked blokes at the fitness centre.

• Yoked

  When you’re yoked, you have prominent musculature. It’s synonymous with being swollen. You increase your muscle mass by establishing a caloric surplus and doing strength training exercises consistently.

• Yogi

  Yogis are yoga practitioners. They do yoga to achieve humility, balance, inner peace, and long-term health. The best yogis inspire others to do the same.

• Yogatude

  When yogis have a positive attitude about their practice, they show yogatude. Many yoga instructors have yogatude which rubs off on their followers.

• X’d Out

  This is a term which refers to completing your sets despite their degree of difficulty or your level of fatigue. “X’d out” is all about smashing your sets consistently.