INDEX:
1. to exercise your body
2. to exercise a particular part of your body
3. activities for exercising your body
RELATED WORDS
an activity that is designed to make you practice a skill : ↑ PRACTISE/PRACTICE
see also
↑ FIT/NOT FIT
↑ SPORT/GAME
↑ PLAY A GAME OR SPORT
↑ SWEAT
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1. to exercise your body
▷ exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [intransitive verb]
to walk, do sports etc in order to stay healthy and become stronger :
▪ You should exercise every day and get plenty of fresh air.
▪ Even people who start exercising quite late in life notice considerable benefits.
▪ A lot of managers spend long hours in their cars and exercise very little.
▷ do exercise also take exercise British /ˌduː ˈeksəʳsaɪz, ˌteɪk ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [verb phrase]
to exercise, especially regularly :
▪ You should do at least fifteen minutes’ exercise each day.
▪ Doctors are always telling us that we should do more exercise.
▪ Most of the people here never take any exercise at all.
▷ get exercise /ˌget ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [verb phrase]
to do exercise, especially as part of your daily work or daily life :
▪ A lot of children these days don’t get enough exercise.
▪ Try to increase the amount of exercise you get, perhaps by walking to work.
▷ work out /ˌwɜːʳk ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to exercise regularly, using all the important muscles in your body, especially in a gym or exercise class :
▪ Professional footballers spend at least an hour every day working out in the gym.
▪ I go jogging every morning and work out with weights twice a week.
▷ keep fit /ˌkiːp ˈfɪt/ [verb phrase] British
to exercise regularly in order to stay healthy and young :
▪ Jim gave up drinking and took up tennis in an attempt to keep fit.
▪ Many older people find that keeping fit can be fun as well as good for their health.
▷ get into shape also get fit British /ˌget ɪntə ˈʃeɪp, ˌget ˈfɪt/ [verb phrase]
to do regular exercise because you are not healthy or strong enough :
▪ It’s not too late to get into shape before the summer holidays.
▪ If you want to get fit quickly, jogging is one of the best ways.
▷ warm up also limber up especially British /ˌwɔːʳm ʌp, ˌlɪmbər ˈʌp/ []
to do gentle physical exercises just before playing a sport, dancing etc, so that you do not injure your muscles :
▪ It’s important to warm up properly before you do any sport.
▪ The runners are now limbering up as they get ready for the race.
▷ train /treɪn/ [intransitive verb]
to prepare for a sporting event, especially by exercising :
▪ We train twice a week at the local gym.
▪ I’m not as fit as I should be. I don’t train enough.
2. to exercise a particular part of your body
▷ exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [transitive verb]
if an activity or movement exercises the muscles in your body, it keeps them strong and healthy :
▪ Swimming exercises all the major muscle groups.
▪ Raise your knee to exercise the upper leg and hip.
▷ firm/tone up /ˌfɜːʳm, təʊn ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]
to make your body or part of your body firmer :
▪ I’d like to tone up my hips, thighs, and stomach
3. activities for exercising your body
▷ exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [countable/uncountable noun]
a physical movement that you do to keep a part of your body strong and healthy. Physical activities such as sports that you do in order to keep your body strong and healthy are also called exercise :
▪ The doctor recommended a diet and a programme of exercises to help her lose weight.
▪ Try a few gentle exercises once or twice a day.
▪ Thirty minutes of squash gives you as much exercise as an hour of any other game.
do exercises
▪ Most people find it more fun doing exercises to music.
regular exercise
▪ A new medical report has again highlighted the health benefits of regular exercise.
strenuous exercise
very hard exercise
▪ Do not start a programme of strenuous exercise if you have any heart problems.
▷ workout /ˈwɜːʳkaʊt/ [countable noun]
a series of exercises that you do regularly in order to keep fit and healthy :
▪ Start your workout with some gentle stretching exercises.
▪ I always feel better after a good workout.
▷ aerobics /e ə ˈrəʊbɪks/ [uncountable noun]
a very active type of physical exercise done to music, usually in a class, which makes your heart and lungs stronger :
▪ Have you ever tried aerobics?
▪ My mum’s started going to an aerobics class.
do aerobics
▪ I do aerobics twice a week.
▷ keep fit /ˌkiːp ˈfɪt/ [uncountable noun] British
a class in which you do exercises to keep yourself healthy :
do keep fit
▪ I started doing keep fit a couple of years ago.
keep-fit [adjective only before noun]
▪ keep-fit classes for the over 60s
▷ training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]
regular exercise that you do to prepare for a sport or competition; in British English, training also means regular exercise that you do to stay strong and healthy :
do training
▪ I do two hours’ training every evening -- an hour running or swimming, and an hour in the gym.
football/rugby etc training
training in which a team prepares for a sport together
▪ All the children do football training at least once a week.
in training
doing training for a particular event
▪ She’s in training for the New York Marathon.
weight training
training which involves lifting weights
▪ The sports centre offers such activities as dance classes, aerobics and weight training.