pulk n.— «Not such an easy feat when you are moving forward on skis pulling a sled—or pulk, as it is called—with 140 pounds of weight to simulate all the food and equipment that must travel with each polar explorer.» —“Lawyer learns to keep cool in...
Darth Vader device n.— «Losing weight can sometimes eliminate the condition, as can surgery on the back of the throat, but the standard treatment is to wear an “air splint,” a breathing mask that covers the nose and mouth and is known as a CPAP...
shelley adj.— «He says symptoms include calves being off-colour before dying very quickly, while older cattle can develop breathing difficulties. “The other symptoms we’ve been seeing are pretty rapid weight loss, so they become what’s called...
kissing knees n.pl.— «Safrit had another term for the condition. He called it “kissing knees.” “Their bones just can’t handle that much weight so early in life,” Safrit said. “It looks like they are on skis, on skates. Their knees bow inwards.”...
can count on no hands v. phr.— «Speedskater Chad Hedrick says he can count on “no hands” the number of times he’s been in the weight room this year. But Hedrick needs all five fingers to tick off the events he’s qualified for in the Winter Olympics...
master cleanse n.— «When Teron Beal, a songwriter and aspiring actor in Manhattan, was looking to drop weight quickly for a photo shoot, he didn’t double up on gym visits, gulp metabolic boosting pills or limit his diet to leafy greens and lean...
