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Definition of Physical exercise
1. Noun. The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit. "The physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
Specialized synonyms: Cardiopulmonary Exercise, Gymnastic Exercise, Kick Up, Exercise Set, Set, Anaerobic Exercise, Bodybuilding, Muscle Building, Musclebuilding, Calisthenics, Callisthenics, Isometric Exercise, Isometrics, Isotonic Exercise, Kegel Exercises, Pubococcygeus Exercises, Stretch, Stretching, Arm Exercise, Back Exercise, Leg Exercise, Neck Exercise, Stomach Exercise, Tummy Crunch, Yoga
Generic synonyms: Effort, Elbow Grease, Exertion, Sweat, Travail
Derivative terms: Exercise, Exercise, Exercise, Work Out, Work Out
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physical Exercise
Literary usage of Physical exercise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physical Education by Muscular Exercise by Luther Halsey Gulick (1904)
"... and it is then often ? followed by sleeplessness and indigestion. ' Of how
much importance is physical exercise in the development of the brain? ..."
2. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1901)
"In February, 1900, as a member of this committee specially interested in one part
of its field—credit for physical exercise— with the consent of the other ..."
3. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"The toning up of the system by regular physical exercise may be what each needs.
It is more inspiring and educating for the ordinary student to exercise ..."
4. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"The toning up of the system by regular physical exercise may be what each needs.
It is more inspiring and educating for the ordinary student to exercise ..."
5. Physiology of Bodily Exercise by Fernand Lagrange (1890)
"MENTAL WORK AND physical exercise. The Muscle which Works and ... we can show
that there are very close analogies between mental work and physical exercise. ..."
6. Hatha Yoga; Or, The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-being: With Numerous by William Walker Atkinson (1904)
"THE USE OF physical exercise. Man in his original state did not need to be
instructed in physical exercise—neither does a child or youth with normal tastes. ..."
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