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Physical exercise   /fˈɪzɪkəl ˈɛksərsˌaɪz/   Listen
Physical exercise

noun
1.
The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.  Synonyms: exercise, exercising, physical exertion, workout.  "He did some exercising" , "The physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"






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"Physical exercise" Quotes from Famous Books



... rate, is low, but the morbidity is increasing at this time, in the boy at least. Vigorous physical exercise is now needed. Ordinary play is not enough. Gymnastics also for the development and training of the hand and the wrist, training in quickness and precision of movement are all excellent exercise, all the finer muscles should be trained now, and probably less training ...
— Parent and Child Vol. III., Child Study and Training • Mosiah Hall

... this phase of her existence. The nourishing food and regular living, the sympathy established between herself and Margaret, the regime of physical exercise prescribed by Beulah which she had been obliged guiltily to disregard during the strenuous days of her existence in Washington Square, all contributed to the accentuation of her material well-being. She played with Margaret's nephew, and ...
— Turn About Eleanor • Ethel M. Kelley

... thing as athletics or outdoor sports in my world. The only physical exercise known to us was to be swinging like a pendulum in front of your reading-desk from nine in the morning to bedtime every day, and an all-night vigil every Thursday in addition. Even a most innocent frolic among the boys was suppressed as an offense to ...
— The Rise of David Levinsky • Abraham Cahan

... such as friendship, love of companionship, love of physical exercise, healthy clean sports, etc., are manifested by a clear clean shade of red. When these feelings become tainted with selfishness, low motives, etc., the shade grows darker and duller. Love of low companionship, unclean sports, or selfish ...
— The Human Aura - Astral Colors and Thought Forms • Swami Panchadasi

... should not be neglected. They are entitled to all the advantages that can be derived from organized opportunity to associate with one another and to develop the social virtues. They should also have the opportunity for physical exercise and development which the boy gets because he makes violent demand for it, but which the ...
— Your Child: Today and Tomorrow • Sidonie Matzner Gruenberg


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