He rārangi kupu e pā ana ki te kori me te whakapakari tinana.
A vocabulary list relating to exercise and physical conditioning.
bridge (exercise) (kupu kē atu: piriti [kupu mino])
body image
self-image (takenga mai: ata - image, reflected image; whaiaro - person, self)
dietary influence
athletic performance (takenga mai: eke - to attain, achieve)
endurance sport (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; matatū - standing firm, enduring)
body composition
joint health
muscle health
(whaka) hihiko ~tia ~tanga Tūāhua, Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūmahi Whiti
motivate, stimulate, motivation, motivated (kupu kē atu: kipakipa)
intrinsic motivation
extrinsic motivation
hihiko-kore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
unmotivated, lack of motivation (kupu kē atu: korou-kore, ngākau-kore)
hiki maitai Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
weight lifting, weight training (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; maitai - steel)
hiki mīhini whakatetaha Tūingoa
lateral machine raise
machine shoulder shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi mīhini)
hiki pokohiwi puripoto Tūingoa
dumbbell shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puripoto)
barbell shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puriroa)
hiki puripoto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
dumbbell lift (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; puri - to hold, grip; poto - short)
hiki puriroa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
barbell lift (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; puri - to hold, grip; roa - long)
calf raise
standing forward raise
standing lateral raise
lateral raise, side lift
kettlebell deadlift (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; hiki [hiki maitai] - weight lilfting; ruki [taumaha rukiruki] - exceptionally heavy; purikīwai - kettlebell)
barbell deadlift (takenga mai: hiki [hiki maitai] - weight lifting; ruki [taumaha rukiruki] - exceptionally heavy)
lateral walk
t-bar row
dumbbell row
bent over barbell row
standing upright row
bent over row
strengthening programme
inactive, sedentary
health outcome
set (of repeated exercises) (takenga mai: huinga - collection, set, group; tāruatanga - repetition, rep)
explosive power (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, rebound, recoil)
physiotherapist, physio (takenga mai: koiri - to bend the body; koiri - non-locomotor movement)
endurance athlete
duathlete, biathlete (takenga mai: kaipara - athlete, athletic pursuit; rua - two)
trainer, strength trainer
kakama Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
quick, nimble (of movement and thought)
heartbeat, heart rate, pulse (of heart) (kupu kē atu: hoto manawa, panapana manawa)
maximum heart rate
move quickly to and fro
hamstring curl
bicep curl
dumbbell bicep curl
barbell bicep curl
seated leg curl
prone leg curl, lying leg curl
open water swimming (kupu kē atu: kau moana)
endurance swimming (kupu kē atu: kauhoe roa, kau matatū)
skin caliper (takenga mai: kini - to nip, pinch; kiri - skin)
exertion, strenuous (kupu kē atu: whakatīeke, whakawhēnanau)
effortless, undemanding (kupu kē atu: māmā)
weary, stiff from overexertion
non-locomotor movement (takenga mai: koiri - bend the body, sway, move to and fro)
aerobic activity, aerobic exercise, aerobics
flexibility exercise
anaerobic exercise, anaerobic activity (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen; kore - not, nil)
gentle exercise, easy exercise
endurance exercise
medicine ball exercise (takenga mai: kori - to move, exercise; poi - ball; taumaha - heavy)
stability ball exercise (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady)
kettlebell exercise (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; kīwai - handle [of a basket])
impact exercise (takenga mai: rutu - jolt, jerk, bump, throw down, tackle)
moderate exercise (takenga mai: tahanga - moderately, a little)
high impact exercise (takenga mai: kori - movement, exercise; tai - prefix with a qualifying force; kaha - strong, forceful, energetic) (kupu kē atu: kori tuki uekaha)
low impact exercise (takenga mai: kori - movement, exercise; tai - prefix with a qualifying force; māmā - easy, light) (kupu kē atu: kori tuki māmā, kori rutu māmā)
resistance band exercise, resistance band workout (kupu kē atu: kori taura kūtorotoro)
balance exercise
kori tinana, kori Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
exercise, physical exercise, workout (takenga mai: kori - to move; tinana - body)
cardiovascular exercise, cardio
machine crunch
lat pull down (takenga mai: kume - to pull; raro - down; tua - back; whārahi - broad)
pull up (exercise)
squat (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi, noho tītengi)
stability ball wall squat
kuparu poi taumaha hūpeke Tūingoa
medicine ball jump squats
kettlebell squat
dumbbell squat (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi puripoto)
kuparu puriroa takamua Tūingoa
barbell front squat
kuparu puriroa takamuri Tūingoa
barbell back squat
training plan, training programme
mairanga ringa ki te taha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
side arm raise (kupu kē atu: hiki ringa whakatetaha)
free weight
maka poho Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
chest pass
medicine ball wall throw
mārohirohi Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Poro
strength, power, fitness (kupu kē atu: pakari)
exercise physiology
endurance (takenga mai: matatū - standing firm, enduring)
aerobic endurance
weight training machine
rowing machine
exercise machine
elliptical exercise machine, elliptical trainer (takenga mai: kori - to exercise, move; rapa [pororapa] - ellipse, elliptical)
VO2 Max, maximum oxygen consumption (takenga mai: mōrahi - maximum; whakapau - to consume; hāora - oxygen) (kupu kē atu: mōrahi whakapeto hāora)
neke (tinana) ~hia ~hanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
(body) movement
medicine ball situp
ngoto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
intense, intensity (takenga mai: ngoto - to be vigorous, intense)
shuttle run (takenga mai: kōpiko - to go alternatively in opposite directions, go back and forth)
marathon (takenga mai: taumano - for a long time) (kupu kē atu: omaoma-a-Tōhē, omamao)
long distance running
omatahora Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
cross-country running (takenga mai: tahora - open country)
physical well-being
holistic well-being, holistic wellness (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - broad, wide) (kupu kē atu: oranga tukupū)
aerobic threshold
anaerobic threshold
heart rate zones
lactate threshold (kupu kē atu: tauārai rātete)
training threshold (kupu kē atu: tauārai whakangungu)
weight status (takenga mai: pae - margin, threshold; taumaha - weight)
mountain biking, mountain bike (kupu kē atu: paihikara maunga)
road cycling, road cycle
fit, fitness (kupu kē atu: mārohirohi)
aerobic fitness (kupu kē atu: mārō ā-hāora, mārohirohi ā-hāora)
anaerobic fitness (kupu kē atu: mārō hāora-kore, mārohirohi hāora-kore)
push up (kupu kē atu: pana whakarunga, pei ake)
decline bench press
incline bench press
level bench press
shoulder press (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi)
barbell shoulder press (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi puriroa)
machine bench press
panapae puripoto Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
dumbbell bench press
barbell bench press
leg press
burpee (exercise) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
peke poutū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
vertical jump
piki ~tia Tūmahi Whiti, Tūingoa
spot, spotter (in weight lifting) (takenga mai: piki - assist, support, come to the rescue)
piki maunga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
mountain climber (exercise)
piko whakamua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
forward bend
stability ball jackknife (takenga mai: piko - to bend; wae - leg)
Pilates (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
stability ball rollout
kettlebell swing
medicine ball (takenga mai: poi - ball; taumaha - heavy)
stability ball, balance ball, swiss ball (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady) (kupu kē atu: pōro tumuwhena)
medicine ball circles (takenga mai: porotiti - to revolve, rotate, move around)
Yoga (takenga mai: pū - source; āio - peace) (kupu kē atu: tauhōkai)
pūioio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
strong, muscular, tough
physical skill
motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move)
fine motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move; iti - small)
gross motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move; rahi - large)
boot camp
side plank (exercise) (takenga mai: puri - to hold; kaokao - side of the body, flank)
plank (static exercise) (takenga mai: puri - to hold; whakapae - horizontal) (kupu kē atu: papa whakamārō)
agile, agility (takenga mai: raka - to be adept, skilful, dexterous)
foam roller
aerobic capacity
anaerobic capacity
intervention strategy (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift; ora - well-being)
reretahi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
coordinated, coordination (of movement) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; tahi - one, as one)
riaka ~ria Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
strain, pull (a muscle) (kupu kē atu: tanuku)
hamstring strain
muscle strain
exercise zone
glide, move with even motion
takahuri ringa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
arm rotation
medicine ball twist
side twist
takawiri whakatetaha poiwhena Tūingoa
stability ball side twist, stability ball Russian twist
repetition, rep
body mass index, BMI (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; taumaha - weight; roa [tāroaroa] - height)
resistance band (takenga mai: taura - cord; ātete - to oppose, resist)
balance (in movement)
dynamic balance
static balance (takenga mai: whakaroau - static, still)
tāwariwari Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
flexible, flexibility (kupu kē atu: hangore)
tāwhana tuarā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
back arch, cobra pose
speed, speedy, fast, quick (kupu kē atu: horo)
tīemiemi waewae Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
leg swing (exercise)
tīhae ~a Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
tear, torn (of a muscle)
tīhae iti Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
partial tear (of a muscle)
treadmill (takenga mai: tīkei - extend, stretch out, as the legs stepping over an object)
tikoki Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua, Tūingoa
unsteady, unbalanced, unstable
tīwae hope Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
hip rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)
tīwae kakī Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
neck rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)
tīwae tumu Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
torso rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)
totoro hope Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
hip stretch
totoro pokohiwi Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
shoulder stretch
totoro tītaha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
side stretch
totoro uahope Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
hip flexor stretch (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; hope - hip)
totoro uatoru Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
tricep stretch
totoro uawhā Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
quadricep stretch
totoro whakamua Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
forward stretch
totoro whakararo hohoko Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
alternating downward stretch
totoro whakarunga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
overhead stretch, upward stretch
process (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed, move forward)
tennis elbow
tricep dip
core stability
puffed, out of breath, breathlessness
muscle pump (takenga mai: ua - muscle; toko - swell, increase in bulk)
tight muscle (takenga mai: kita - tightly clenched)
uekaha Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
strenuous, vigorous, vigour (kupu kē atu: pākahukahu, ngangahau, hōriri)
reaction time, response time
leg adduction, adduction (leg) (takenga mai: kuti - todraw together)
leg abduction, clamshell exercise, abduction (leg) (takenga mai: whewhera - to open out, stretch legs apart)
lunge (exercise) (takenga mai: tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)
dumbbell lunge (takenga mai: wae - leg; tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)
barbell lunge (takenga mai: wae - leg; tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)
backward lunge
(whaka) hihiko ~tia ~tanga Tūāhua, Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūmahi Whiti
motivate, stimulate, motivation, motivated (kupu kē atu: kipakipa)
whakamahana tainekeneke Tūingoa
dynamic warm-up
static warm-up (takenga mai: whakaroau - stationary)
whakamakaka ~tia Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi
cool down, bend and stretch body to relieve muscles
whakamakoha poho Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
chest expansion
whakamārari Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
plateau (in exercise), stagnate (takenga mai: whakamārari - to stagnate, make no progress)
whakamātau kukuringa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
grip test, grip testing (takenga mai: kuku - to clench [fist]; ringa - hand)
whakamātau pīpī Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
beep test, beep testing (takenga mai: pīpī [kupu mino] - beep)
whakangungu tuhene Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
overtrain, overtraining (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)
whakaoraora Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
recovery (e.g. after exercise)
whakapakari Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi
train, training, physical training, strengthening (kupu kē atu: whakamārō, whakamarohi, whakangungu)
whakapakari ā-hāora Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
aerobic training
whakapakari amio Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
circuit training (takenga mai: amio - to go around, circle around)
whakapakari ātete Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
resistance training
whakapakari hangore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
flexibility training
whakapakari hāora-kore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
anaerobic training
whakapakari matarau Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
cross-training (takenga mai: matarau - multifaceted)
whakapakari matatū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
endurance training
whakapakari pūputu Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
interval training (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals)
whakapakari pūputu uekaha Tūingoa
high intensity interval training, HIIT (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals; uekaha - strenuous, vigorous, energetic)
whakapakari rurutu Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
impact training
whakapakari taurite Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
balance training (takenga mai: whakapakari - to strengthen; taurite - balance)
whakapakari tuapae Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
threshold training (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - threshold)
whakapakari whakaroau Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
isometric training, static strength training (takenga mai: whakapakari - to strengthen; whakaroau - static, still)
whakapeke pipiri Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
child pose, compact fold forward (takenga mai: whakapeke - fold up, crouch; pipiri - cling together)
low metabolic rate, low metabolism
whakatakataka Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
locomotor movement (takenga mai: whakatakataka - move about, carry out manoeuvres, movement, action) (kupu kē atu: ngatete)
movement control
muscle control
sports injury
whātoro tuhene Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
overstretch, overstretching (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)
whātoro uatoru puripoto Tūingoa
dumbbell tricep extension
leg extension
whātorotoro Tūmahi Whiti, Tūingoa
stretch (kupu kē atu: totoro, tautoro)
rupture, hernia
whiu tukuraro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
underarm throw
whiu tukurunga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
overarm throw