Synonyms and antonyms of Physical exercise and exercises in British Thesaurus

aerobic (adjective)

aerobic exercise is a very active type of exercise that makes your heart and lungs stronger

aerobics (noun)

very active physical exercises done while listening to music, often in a class

aerobics (noun)

a class in which you do aerobics

aquarobics (noun)

very active physical exercises done in water while listening to music, often in a class

aquarobics (noun)

a. a class in which you do aquarobics

bend (noun)

a movement in which you bend your body, especially as an exercise

body building (noun)

a programme of regular physical exercises designed to make your muscles bigger and stronger, especially exercises involving lifting, pulling, and pushing weights

boxercise (noun)

a type of exercise based on boxing

the burn (noun)

informal a hot feeling in your muscles that you get when you do hard physical exercise

callisthenics (noun)

exercises that you do without special equipment to make your body stronger, thinner, and more healthy

circuit training (noun)

an activity in which you do a series of hard physical exercises one after the other in order to improve your physical strength and ability

curl (noun)

an exercise in which you lift a weight by bending your lower arms or legs upwards

exercise (noun)

physical activity done in order to stay healthy and make your body stronger

exercise (noun)

a physical action that you repeat several times in order to make a part of your body stronger or more healthy

exercise (noun)

relating to exercise, or used for exercise

forward roll (noun)

an exercise in which you bend down and put the top of your head on the floor in front of you, and push your body and legs over your head

gym (noun)

the activity of doing indoor physical exercises, especially at school

isometric (adjective)

isometric exercises involve isometrics

isometrics (noun)

physical exercises in which you make your muscles stronger by pushing your arms or other parts of your body against each other or against something fixed

isotonic (adjective)

used for describing a type of exercise in which the muscles remain equally tense as you make them tighter, for example when lifting weights

jog (noun)

a run for exercise or pleasure at a slow steady speed

jogger (noun)

someone who jogs

jogging (noun)

the activity or exercise of running at a slow steady speed

jogging (noun)

used for jogging

jog trot (noun)

a way of running at a slow steady speed

keep fit (noun)

British exercises that you do to stay healthy, especially in an organized class

light (adjective)

light work or exercise is not very difficult and does not need a lot of strength or effort

lunge (noun)

a movement forward or to the side, done when you are exercising

parkour (noun)

a sport that involves moving quickly through an area, especially in a city, by running, jumping and climbing over obstacles

personal trainer (noun)

someone whose job is to make you fit by showing you how to exercise effectively

power walking (noun)

a form of exercise in which you walk very quickly

press-up (noun)

British a physical exercise in which you lie down with your face towards the floor and use your arms to raise and lower your body

pull-up (noun)

British an exercise in which you hold a bar that is above your head and pull yourself up off the ground

pushup (noun)

mainly American a press-up

rep (noun)

informal a repetition of a physical exercise

set (noun)

a particular number of times that an exercise or a group of exercises is repeated

sit-up (noun)

an exercise in which you lie on your back with your knees bent and raise your upper body then lie back down

step (noun)

a type of exercise that you do by quickly moving onto and off a low piece of equipment

stomach crunch (noun)

an exercise to make your stomach flatter, done while lying on your back with your knees bent

stretch (noun)

a movement or exercise in which you make a part of your body as straight as possible so that your muscles become long and tight

t’ai chi (noun)

a Chinese activity that involves doing very slow physical exercises to make your mind relax and improve your body’s balance

training (noun)

physical exercise that someone does regularly in order to practise for a sport or to stay healthy

warm-down (noun)

gentle exercises that you do after playing a sport to help your body to return to its usual temperature

warm-up (noun)

a set of exercises that you do just before you start to play a sport, in order to prepare your body

weight training (noun)

exercise that involves lifting weights, especially using equipment in a gym

workout (noun)

an occasion when you do physical exercise

ZUMBA ()

an exercise programme based mainly on Latin American dancing and music