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Recent Examples of body mechanics
Adjust settings to accommodate your body mechanics and ensure a comfortable range of motion.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body mechanics
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body mechanics
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Try finding a resistance training class at your gym to get a feel for how weight lifting feels.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
26 Jan. 2026
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Activities like swimming, cycling, and weight lifting help condition joints and ligaments while reducing repetitive strain.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
21 Nov. 2025
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Malinin’s gymnastics background may also be helping his skating.—
Alice Park,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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His mother was a one-time professional dancer and gymnastics instructor, and his father was an executive at a mobile phone company.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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However, because the 2028 Summer Olympics activities are being planned near the beach, the awards were moved to Hollywood's Palladium for the first time in 32 years.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Boston City Hall helped kick off Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday with dragon and lion dances, music and more, a celebration the city will continue with a number of events and activities to ring in the Year of the Horse over the coming weeks.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Swim in the lake or heated outdoor pool, or take part in daily activities and events like water aerobics, bingo, and ice cream socials.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Moderate-intensity—your effort feels like a 4 to 6 on a scale of 1 to 10—cardio can include low-impact aerobic workouts like brisk walking, light cycling, elliptical use, swimming, water aerobics, hiking, rowing, and stair climbing.—
Cheyenne Buckingham,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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An emphasis on leanness and muscular prowess The primary sports where eating disorders traditionally surface are gymnastics, wrestling, dancing, bodybuilding and figure skating, since these are sports where weight and body image often come into play.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Quickly turning from hobby to profession, Trcka placed at the top of local bodybuilding contests and continued competing at the national level for decades.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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What Might Actually Help Elite athletes train for everything — physical conditioning, technical precision, nutrition, recovery, visualization, general mental skills.—
Amy Cuddy,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ngo was promoted this year after serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2023-24.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Body mechanics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20mechanics. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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