» physical exercise
Noun (1 meaning)
1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.
exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
Examples:
- “the doctor recommended regular exercise”,
- “he did some exercising”,
- “the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit”
physical exercise is a type of:
- effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat (noun) - use of physical or mental energy
types of physical exercise:
- Kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercises (noun) - exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine
- arm exercise (noun) - exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
- back exercise (noun) - exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
- bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding (noun) - exercise that builds muscles through tension
- calisthenics, callisthenics (noun) - light exercises designed to promote general fitness
- cardiopulmonary exercise (noun) - exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system
- gymnastic exercise (noun) - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
- isometrics, isometric exercise (noun) - muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)
- isotonic exercise (noun) - exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change)
- kick up (noun) - raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground
- leg exercise (noun) - exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles
- neck exercise (noun) - exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles
- set, exercise set (noun) - several exercises intended to be done in series
- stomach exercise, tummy crunch (noun) - an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles
- stretch, stretching (noun) - exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- yoga (noun) - a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind