calisthenic exercises

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• calisthenic — adj. pertaining to body strengthening exercises …   English contemporary dictionary

• Calisthenics — This article is about the form of physical exercise. For the Australian competitive performing art, see calisthenics (Australia). School children perform sit ups, a common type of calisthenic, during a school fitness …   Wikipedia

• United States Army Basic Training — (also known as Initial Entry Training or IET)[1] is the program of physical and mental training required in order for an individual to become a soldier in the United States Army, United States Army Reserve, or Army National Guard. It is carried… …   Wikipedia

• Press-up — A press up, also known as a push up, is a common strength training exercise performed in a prone position, lying horizontal and face down, raising and lowering the body using the arms. They develop the pectoral muscles and triceps, with ancillary …   Wikipedia

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• sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… …   Universalium

• Fitness bootcamp — Fitness bootcamps are often based on the military style of training. Usually held outdoors the activities include jogging, sprinting, plyometrics, push ups, pull ups, squats, lunges, suspension training and a variety of other calisthenic… …   Wikipedia

• daily dozen — Informal. a set of calisthenic exercises to be done each day, originally a set of 12 or more such exercises. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• daily dozen — dai′ly doz′en n. inf a set of calisthenic exercises to be done each day, orig. a set of 12 or more such exercises • Etymology: 1915–20, amer …   From formal English to slang

• cal|is|then|ics — «KAL uhs THEHN ihks», noun. 1. pl. in use exercises to develop a strong and graceful body. Calisthenics are carried out by moving the body without the use of special equipment. 2. sing. in use the practice or art of calisthenic exercises. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Jerk — Jerk, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. [1913 Webster] His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden start or spring. [1913 Webster] Lobsters . . . swim backwards by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English