PHYSICAL EXERCISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does physical exercise mean?
• PHYSICAL EXERCISE (noun)
The noun PHYSICAL EXERCISE has 1 sense:
1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
Familiarity information: PHYSICAL EXERCISE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHYSICAL EXERCISE (noun)
Meaning:
The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout
Context examples:
the doctor recommended regular exercise / he did some exercising / the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
Hypernyms ("physical exercise" is a kind of...):
effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physical exercise"):
cardiopulmonary exercise (exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)
stomach exercise; tummy crunch (an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles)
neck exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles)
leg exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles)
back exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles)
arm exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles)
stretch; stretching (exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)
Kegel exercises; pubococcygeus exercises (exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine)
isotonic exercise (exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change))
isometric exercise; isometrics (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))
calisthenics; callisthenics (light exercises designed to promote general fitness)
anaerobic exercise; bodybuilding; muscle building; musclebuilding (exercise that builds muscles through tension)
exercise set; set (several exercises intended to be done in series)
kick up (raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)
gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))
yoga (a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind)
