Lose weight: Creating a calorie deficit that results in weight loss is hard work. Most recommendations say that to lose weight, you must exercise for at least an hour a day, five times a week. The type of exercise matters, too.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. hair shaft. the nongrowing portion of a hair that protrudes from the skin, that is, from the follicle. hair shaft. The keratinized portion of a hair that extends from a hair follicle beyond the surface of the epidermis.
Hair Shaft Coiling and Twisting-Pili Torti. Pili torti refers to the hair shaft that is twisted on its own axis leading to irregularly spaced beads from the twists, making the hair brittle and break easily. Twisted hairs can be seen normally on a scalp, particularly the pubic and axillary hair are normally twisted.