EXERCISING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exercising mean? 

• EXERCISING (noun)
  The noun EXERCISING has 1 sense:

1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

  Familiarity information: EXERCISING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXERCISING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout

Context example:

the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit

Hypernyms ("exercising" is a kind of...):

effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exercising"):

cardiopulmonary exercise (exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)

gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))

kick up (raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)

exercise set; set (several exercises intended to be done in series)

anaerobic exercise; bodybuilding; muscle building; musclebuilding (exercise that builds muscles through tension)

calisthenics; callisthenics (light exercises designed to promote general fitness)

isometric exercise; isometrics (muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change))

isotonic exercise (exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change))

Kegel exercises; pubococcygeus exercises (exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine)

stretch; stretching (exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)

arm exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles)

back exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles)

leg exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles)

neck exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles)

stomach exercise; tummy crunch (an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles)

yoga (a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind)

Derivation:

exercise (do physical exercise)

 Context examples 

Exercising too much for your age and physical condition are also factors.

(Heat Illness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Still, exercising whenever suits you — whether before or after breakfast, or any other time of the day for that matter — is better than not exercising.

(Exercise before Breakfast Burns More Fat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But you may feel: • Palpitations — an abnormal rapid heartbeat • Shortness of breath • Weakness or difficulty exercising • Chest pain • Dizziness or fainting • Fatigue • Confusion

(Atrial Fibrillation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

You can lower your cholesterol by exercising more and eating more fruits and vegetables.

(Cholesterol, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Exercising together can be fun for everyone.

(Exercise for Children, NIH)

Getting enough sleep, exercising, and eating well may also help.

(Fibromyalgia, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

For people exercising in the heat and losing a lot of minerals in sweat, sports drinks can be helpful.

(Dehydration, NIH)

Taking care of your health by exercising and getting regular eye exams and physicals may help reduce your chance of falling.

(Falls, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

Geriatrics experts have suggested that exercising can improve brain health in older adults.

(Aerobic Exercise May Mildly Delay, Slightly Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Caused you to decrease your physical activities (exercising, sports, etc.)?

(OAB-q Short Form - Decrease Your Physical Activities, NCI Thesaurus)