exercising
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1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | gymnastic exercise, |
| definition | : | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | kick up, |
| definition | : | raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | exercise set, set, |
| definition | : | several exercises intended to be done in series (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | isometric exercise, isometrics, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | isotonic exercise, |
| definition | : | exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stretch, stretching, |
| definition | : | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | arm exercise, |
| definition | : | exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | back exercise, |
| definition | : | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | leg exercise, |
| definition | : | exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | neck exercise, |
| definition | : | exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | yoga, |
| definition | : | a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind (noun.act) |
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