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exercise bulimia noun. Compulsive behaviour in which people count the calories ingested during a meal, and then tailor a workout to burn off the same number of calories. "Sorry, I can't go out tonight. I have to put in about 5 hours on the Nordic Trak to burn off all those profiteroles I inhaled today."

Related Words:
boomeritis
chairobics
core training
orthorexia

Subject Categories:
Culture - Food and Drink
Culture - Health and Fitness

Posted on December 17, 1996 at 6:37 PM


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