exertion
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Keenan had suffered rhabdomyolysis, a life-threatening medical emergency caused by rapid, extensive skeletal muscle breakdown, which can be brought on by extreme exertion.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“Our power of thermoregulation meant that we . . . were able to operate at higher levels of exertion in hot conditions, and sustain a higher body temperature, than nearly all other mammals.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
The trackers can help monitor physical exertion, stress levels and heart rate.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
By changing the information traveling from the muscles to the brain, vibration appears to reshape how movement and exertion are perceived.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
“Don’t trouble yourself. It’s no exertion to me, but you don’t look equal to it.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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