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exercise

exercise

420 1.0
Activity that makes your body stronger and healthier
  • noun
  • /ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/
: ejercicio físico
  • Walking, swimming, and yoga are all great forms of exercise for improving fitness.
  • aerobic exercise
  • physical exercise
  • sport and exercise

They care for meditation, exercise, diet, and sleep.

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Examples

  • Many students searched the internet specifically for information on exercise techniques applicable to specific fitness goals.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In particular, they stressed that early experience with exercise leads to lifelong participation in physical activities.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Can you explain why exercise increases your energy?

  • And in December the theme is exercise and mental health.

  • What's your favorite form of physical exercise?

  • The mean amount of time devoted to exercise each day was only 22 minutes.

    Academic text (2008)
  • You know, what you really need isn't massage, it's exercise.

  • "Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression and anxiety." Science Daily.

    Academic text (2012)
  • However, participants and the health and exercise practitioner were aware of group allocations during the intervention.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Regular exercise helps to boost your immune system and overall health.

Synonyms

workout
vsexercise
250 2.0

A time when you do exercise to get fit

is the general ongoing activity rather than one session
physical exercise
vsexercise
9 2.1

Planned activity that uses your muscles to keep you fit and healthy

is more general and can be unplanned activity
exercising
vsexercise
7 1.0

Physical activity you do to keep fit and healthy

has identical meaning but is the verbal action form
conditioner
vsexercise
1 3.1

An exercise that makes the body stronger and fitter

refers only to bodily movement, not to objects or tools

Compounds

Planned activity that uses your muscles to keep you fit and healthy

Physical activity that raises the heart rate and improves heart and lung fitness

A machine like a bicycle that you ride indoors to keep fit

An activity where people learn to depend on each other

A move that makes the muscles in your back stronger

1 3.6

A ceremony where students get their diplomas

1 5.6

A formal ceremony where students receive degrees or diplomas

1 2.0

An exercise that makes leg muscles stronger and firmer

A movement that makes the neck muscles stronger or more flexible

isometric exercise
  • Specialized
1 4.3

Exercises where muscles push or hold against something without moving, for example a plank

Short periods of very hard activity that build muscle, like lifting weights

1 3.5

A number of times you repeat one movement without rest

1 2.3

A movement that makes the arm muscles stronger, like lifting weights

An exercise that makes the muscles around your belly stronger

Equipment that helps a person exercise, for example a bike or weights

A movement in gymnastics that uses equipment to build strength and balance

isotonic exercise
  • Specialized
1 4.6

Exercise that makes muscles get shorter and longer while moving a weight or your body

1 4.9

Exercise that makes the heart and lungs stronger and helps blood and breathing work better

A simple practice using all five fingers to improve their speed and control

abdo exercise
  • Informal
3.6

An exercise that works the stomach muscles

How Vigorous

boot camp
31 4.2
workout
250 2.0
exercise
420 1.0
training
∞ 1.5
warm-up
60 2.7

Surface Forms

exercise singular
exercises plural

Etymology

Exercise comes from the Latin word exercere, which means 'to keep busy' or 'to train'. So thinking of exercise as activity that keeps your body busy helps explain why it means physical activity to stay healthy.