Fitness Glossary
- Nervous System
- The brain, spinal cord and all the nerves in the body.
- Neural Drive
- A measure of the number and amplitude of nervous system impulses to a muscle.
- Neuron
- A conducting cell in the nervous system that specialized in generating and transmitting nerve impulses.
- Neutral Posture
- A halfway zone between a person's ability to flex and extend. Neutral posture involves a minimal amount of stress and strain, and is conducive to maximal efficiency of the body. (Also called Ideal posture)
- Neutralizer Muscle
- A muscle responsible for eliminating or canceling out an undesired movement.