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Deutsch: Bewusstsein / Español: Conciencia / Português: Consciência / Français: Conscience / Italian: Consapevolezza

Awareness in the fitness context refers to the conscious understanding and mindfulness of one's body, movements, breathing, and overall physical state during exercise. It encompasses recognising the body's signals, maintaining proper form, and being attentive to how different exercises affect the body. Awareness plays a crucial role in enhancing performance, preventing injuries, improving mental focus, and achieving fitness goals more effectively. It involves not just physical awareness, but also mental and emotional aspects of the fitness journey.

Deutsch: Antioxidantien / Español: Antioxidantes / Português: Antioxidantes / Français: Antioxydants / Italiano: Antiossidanti

Antioxidants in the fitness context refer to substances that help protect the body’s cells from damage caused by free radicals, which are molecules produced during exercise and other metabolic processes. By neutralizing these free radicals, antioxidants play a crucial role in reducing oxidative stress, supporting recovery, enhancing performance, and promoting overall health in athletes and fitness enthusiasts.

Deutsch: Beweglichkeit / Español: Agilidad / Português: Agilidade / Français: Agilité / Italian: Agilità

Agility refers to the ability to move quickly and easily, often changing direction or speed with precision and control. In the fitness context, agility is a critical component of physical fitness that enhances an individual's capacity to perform athletic movements efficiently. It involves a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, and strength, enabling rapid and fluid changes in direction while maintaining control over the body.

Deutsch: Ardha Chandrasana / Español: Ardha Chandrasana / Português: Ardha Chandrasana / Français: Ardha Chandrasana / Italian: Ardha Chandrasana

Ardha Chandrasana is a yoga pose known as Half Moon Pose. This asana combines elements of balance, strength, and flexibility, making it a valuable part of yoga and fitness routines. It involves a standing balance on one leg while extending the other leg and one arm upwards, creating a half-moon shape with the body.

Deutsch: Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose / Español: Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica / Português: Esclerose lateral amiotrófica / Français: Sclérose latérale amyotrophique / Italian: Sclerosi laterale amiotrofica

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It leads to the gradual loss of muscle control, impacting voluntary movements such as walking, speaking, and swallowing. In the fitness context, ALS presents unique challenges for maintaining physical activity and overall health.

Deutsch: Wechselseitige Nasenlochatmung / Español: Respiración por la fosa nasal alterna / Português: Respiração alternada pelas narinas / Français: Respiration alternée par les narines / Italian: Respirazione alternata delle narici

Alternate nostril breathing is a yogic breath control technique known as Nadi Shodhana Pranayama. This practice is used in yoga and fitness routines to promote relaxation, balance, and mental clarity. It involves breathing through one nostril at a time while blocking the other, alternating between the left and right nostrils.

Deutsch: Adho Mukha Svanasana / Español: Adho Mukha Svanasana / Português: Adho Mukha Svanasana / Français: Adho Mukha Svanasana / Italian: Adho Mukha Svanasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana is a foundational yoga pose known in English as Downward-Facing Dog. This pose is integral to many yoga practices and offers numerous benefits for strength, flexibility, and overall well-being. It is commonly used in sequences such as Sun Salutations and serves as a transitional or resting pose.

Deutsch: Abdominis / Español: Abdominis / Português: Abdominis / Français: Abdominis / Italian: Abdominis

Abdominis refers to a group of muscles in the abdominal region that are crucial for core stability, movement, and overall strength. These muscles play a key role in various fitness activities, from weightlifting to yoga, by supporting posture, balance, and strength.

Deutsch: Anjaneyasana / Español: Anjaneyasana / Português: Anjaneyasana / Français: Anjaneyasana / Italiano: Anjaneyasana

Anjaneyasana in the fitness context, also known as Low Lunge or Crescent Lunge, is a foundational yoga pose that stretches the hips, strengthens the legs, and improves balance. Named after Anjaneya, the mother of the Hindu deity Hanuman, this pose is associated with devotion and strength.

Deutsch: Assimilation / Español: Asimilación / Português: Assimilação / Français: Assimilation / Italiano: Assimilazione

Assimilation in the fitness context refers to the process by which the body absorbs and integrates nutrients from food and supplements into its tissues and cells. This biological mechanism is crucial for recovery, muscle growth, and overall physical performance.