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| | facial | Generic term for treatment of skin in the face that usually includes massaging, cleansing, toning, steaming, exfoliating, and moisturizing. |
| | fango | From the Italian word for mud, a treatment that uses mineralized mud mixed with oil or water and applied over the body as a heat pack to detoxify the skin, soothe the muscles, and stimulate circulation. |
| | Feldenkrais | The Feldenkrais method is named for its Russian-born originator, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. An education-based system for restoring physical function to a burdened or impaired body, the method consists of intensive verbal and touch-therapy workshops designed to reorganize the body's fundamental movements and relationship with the central nervous system. Certified practitioners must complete 800-1,000 hours of training in a three- or four-year period. |
| | feng shui | Chinese art of determining the most propitious design and placement of a structure or site to achieve maximum harmony between the flow of energy between the place and its inhabitant. | | |
| | | The ancient Chinese science of placement, which seeks to free the flow of energy (or qi) and create a balance of yin and yang in our surroundings. In many parts of the world, Feng Shui (pronounced "fung shway") experts are consulted in the planning of buildings or when someone purchases a new home. A practitioner might recommend moving your furniture, changing the colors with which you surround yourself, or removing clutter. |
| | fitness profile/assessment | A test administered by a fitness instructor to evaluate aerobic capacity, flexibility, and strength, as well as resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, and body composition. |
| | friction | Circular rolling movement. The performance of this technique is used with the thumbs, fingertips, palms, or heel of the hands, depending on the shape of the body part being massaged. Friction movements involve taking the more superficial layers of flesh and moving them against the deeper tissues. This is done in such a way that it also
Friction also helps to separate the tissues and to break down tissue bundles. Friction aids in absorption of the fluid around the joints, and has a marked influence on the circulation and glandular activity of the skin.increases heat, and the metabolic rate increases as well as the rate at which exchanges take place between cells and the interstitial fluids (fluids within or between the tissues of an organ or body part.) |
| | functional foods | Foods that have been fortified with herbs, vitamins, minerals, or other supplements. |
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