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Fascia: A general term for a layer or layers of loose or dense fibrous connective tissue.
Fatigue: In terms of training and exercise it may be defined as: The failure of one or more neuromuscular energy systems (phosphagen, glycolysis, & oxidative systems), cause by repetitive movements (exercising), of given intensities (intrinsic/extrinsic resistance loads, etc.), over specific durations (minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc.
Feldenkrais Method: A method of working with the body devised by Mosh Feldenkrais. Its main goal is to deprogram poor postural and muscular habits and reprogram new patterns by gentle awareness through movement exercises.
Fibrosis: The formation of fibrous tissue. Fibrosis is caused by many factors including injury, inflammation and infection.
Fixed Pattern: Many machines are designed with a predicable pattern of movement. Equipment manufacturers have designed machines to aid in the fixation of a joint(s), allowing for precise placement of limbs. This ensures that a target area is maximally recruited while other muscles remain largely dormant.
Flexibility: The ability to readily adapt to changes in position or alignment; may be expressed as normal limited, or excessive.
Flexion: Anterior exercises or trunk movements performed in the sagittal plane around a transverse axis.
Force Couple: Two forces that are equal in magnitude and, acting in opposite directions, produce rotation about an axis.
Force: An interaction between two objects in the form of a push or pull that may or may not produce motion.
Free Weights: Free weights are often used without the constraint that machines offer. For example, in the standing position, the entire body supports the free weight, taxing a larger portion of the body's musculature than would a traditional machine. The movement of a free weight is constrained by the lifter rather than a machine, requiring muscles to work in stabilization as well as in motion. The lifting of free weights involves a more natural coordination of several muscle groups.
Frequency: Rate of reoccurrence.
Function: (n) The acts or operations expected of a person or thing. The ability of a living being to perform in a given way or capacity for a particular kind of performance. (v) To perform the duties or function of. TO serve, operate, perform.
Functional Carry-over: The skill obtained through training that can be carried over to every day function.