Body positions

Prone — lying face-down on your stomach.

Supine — lying face-up on your back.

Lateral — on your side.

Quadruped — on your hands and knees.

Movement

Concentric — the muscle shortens as it contracts (e.g. lifting a dumbbell).

Eccentric — the muscle lengthens under load (e.g. lowering a dumbbell).

Isometric — the muscle contracts without changing length (e.g. plank, wall sit).

Range of Motion (ROM) — how far a joint can move through its natural arc.

Anatomy

Anterior — the front of the body.

Posterior — the back of the body.

Medial — toward the midline.

Lateral — away from the midline (outside).

Proximal / Distal — closer to / farther from the torso.

Training

Rep (repetition) — one full execution of an exercise.

Set — a group of consecutive reps without rest.

1RM — one-rep max, the heaviest weight you can lift once.

RPE — rate of perceived exertion, 1–10 scale.

DOMS — delayed-onset muscle soreness; peaks 24–72 hours after a workout.

Superset — two exercises performed back-to-back with no rest.

qFIT-specific

Category — top-level grouping (e.g. Cardio, Strength).

Target — what you're focusing on inside a Category (e.g. Upper Body).

Method — the specific exercise or activity you do (e.g. Pushups).

Routine — a saved set of Methods you do together (e.g. Morning Stretch).