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Results 1 - 10 of 20 for Body weight
  1. Ankle anatomy (image) 
    ... to walk, run, skip, jump, and shift your body weight. It stabilizes you as you move across uneven ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19840.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Areas where bedsores occur (image) 
    ... of tissue due to a combination of the weight of the body on the surface of the skin and the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19091.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Physical activity - preventive medicine (image) 
    ... age and osteoporosis. Physical activity also helps the body use calories more efficiently, thereby helping in weight loss and maintenance. It can increase basal metabolic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9777.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Benefit of regular exercise (image) 
    ... age and osteoporosis. Physical activity also helps the body use calories more efficiently, thereby helping in weight loss and maintenance. It can also increase basal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19388.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. The structure of a joint (image) 
    ... cartilage, and ligaments that are designed to bear weight and move the body through space. The knee consists of the femur ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19399.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Weight control (image) 
    Weight lifting builds muscle, which increases overall body strength, tone, and balance. Muscles also burn calories more efficiently than fat and other body tissues. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10045.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Skin sagging (image) 
    Weight lifting builds muscle, which increases overall body strength, tone, and balance.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9897.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Weight lifting and weight loss (image) 
    Lifting weights builds muscle, which burns calories more efficiently than other body tissues.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17162.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Prednisone (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)  
    Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
    https://www.hopkinsvasculitis.org/vasculitis-treatments/prednisone - External Health Links
  10. Different types of weight gain (image) 
    ... the waist (apple type) is more dangerous than weight gained around the hips and flank area (pear type). Fat cells in the upper body have different qualities than those found in hips ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19265.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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