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Calisthenics   /kˌæləsθˈɛnɪks/   Listen
Calisthenics

noun
1.
The practice of calisthenic exercises.  Synonym: callisthenics.
2.
Light exercises designed to promote general fitness.  Synonym: callisthenics.





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"Calisthenics" Quotes from Famous Books



... we had our first drill in calisthenics. We were spaced in very open order, advised to take off our shirts, and Captain Wheeler, a magnificent figure of a man, strong as an oak in spite of his gray hair, stood on a platform and put us through exercises that searched out, so the boys ...
— At Plattsburg • Allen French
... the sandman comes at sleepy time. Do not yourself attempt to stimulate a child who seems backward. Consult your physician. You had much better put a child out to grow up in the yard by himself with his sandpile than to force calisthenics or advance physical training ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler


Words linked to "Calisthenics" :   plural, exercise, exercising, workout, pattern, physical exertion, calisthenic, practice, plural form, physical exercise, callisthenics


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