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exercise

exercise

455 1.0
Activity that makes your body stronger and healthier
  • noun
  • /ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/
translation icon : 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
236 2.0

A time when you do exercise to get fit

is the general ongoing activity rather than one session
conditioner
vsexercise
15 3.1

An exercise that makes the body stronger and fitter

refers only to bodily movement, not to objects or tools
exercising
vsexercise
9 1.0

Physical activity you do to keep fit and healthy

has identical meaning but is the verbal action form
physical exercise
vsexercise
6 2.1

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

is more general and can be unplanned activity

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

1 5.6

A formal ceremony where students receive degrees or diplomas

1 2.0

An exercise that makes leg muscles stronger and firmer

1 3.6

A ceremony where students get their diplomas

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

1 2.3

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

A move that makes the muscles in your back stronger

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

isometric exercise
  • Specialized
1 4.3

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

A movement that makes the neck muscles stronger or more flexible

4.9

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

abdo exercise
  • Informal
3.6

An exercise that works the stomach muscles

A number of times you repeat one movement without rest

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

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

isotonic exercise
  • Specialized
4.6

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

An exercise that makes the muscles around your belly stronger

How Vigorous

boot camp
8 4.2
workout
236 2.0
exercise
455 1.0
training
1.5
warm-up
35 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.