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Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness
“I believe that engaging in exercise isn't just beneficial for your health, but also does wonders for relieving stress.”
The use or application of a faculty, right, or process
“The exercise of discretion is paramount when dealing in matters that are confidential in nature.”
A task set to test a skill or to prove a point
“Consider these conundrums as an exercise in assessing your capacity for logic and reason.”
A task assigned to students in an academic setting
“Complete the exercise and submit your answers in class tomorrow.”
A military drill or training maneuver
“The nation's army has conducted military exercises in the past but never on such a scale.”
An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
A session of vigorous physical exercise or training
Physical or mental effort applied in pursuit of an objective
Physical activity, training or exercise in general
Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively
An established or official way of doing something
Something that has been achieved successfully
An act, or acts, of moving something, such as one's limbs
A branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education
(dated) An essay written by a school pupil on a particular subject
A procedure undertaken to make a discovery, especially for scientific purposes
The action of repeating something aloud from memory
A series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification
To engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness
“I started to exercise several times per week and was able to see results almost immediately.”
To exert for the sake of development or improvement
“Word and number puzzles really help me exercise my brain.”
To exert for the sake of training, especially in fields requiring toughness or discipline
“Suvorov would exercise his troops much more thoroughly than any of his contemporaries, and trained them under simulated battle conditions.”
To put into action or practice
“I want to exercise my right to vote so that my voice can be heard in some way.”
To worry or vex
“The continual rising costs of living in this city would exercise us greatly.”
To instruct or guide in a particular skill or field
To practice something repeatedly so as to become skilled
To prepare for physical exertion by stretching or exercising or gently beforehand
Keep in shape
To cause to give a higher tone or sound
To hold exclusive control or dominance over
To cause (a large amount of damage or harm)
To work or earn a living as
Get rid of by work or effort
To bring about
To have the use or benefit of something
To produce or bring about
Types of exercise or physical activity
“I like to try various forms of exercise to target different muscle groups.”
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