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.
This part is called the hair shaft and it's the part of your hair that can get long. Most kids' hair grows about 1 centimeter a month. About 85 out of 100 hairs on your head are growing (the anagen phase) at any time. When a hair is done growing it goes into its resting (telogen) phase and eventually falls out. Usually, 15 out of 100 hairs on your head are in the resting phase.