conditioning

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
2. (countable, uncountable)Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.

   “England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of condition