gymnastics

noun

as in calisthenics

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Recent Examples of gymnastics From his oldest being a natural athlete on the soccer field to his youngest taking on the gymnastics world, the conversation naturally shifts to the character building and life skills sports foster beyond simply winning games. — Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 22 July 2026 By the age of three, his parents had started taking him to gymnastics classes. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Qatar is expected to be a strong candidate after hosting world championships in many top-tier Olympic supports including track and field, gymnastics, swimming, soccer and cycling. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 This time around, Andrade represented the Brazilian gymnastics team at the 2026 Pan American Championships, marking the start of her Olympic comeback in her home country. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The basketball player had been with two friends at a gymnastics event at the Nashville fairgrounds before getting onto the interstate in Bell's white Nissan Sentra to return to campus. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 Binkowski competed for Naperville Central’s gymnastics team in her first two years, barely missing qualifying for sectionals as a sophomore. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The series is expected to premiere in January and marks the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition star’s professional acting debut, following her LSU gymnastics career. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 In short, the mechanism used to provide partial state funding for homeschool and private-school students is now paying for those students to attend soccer camps, horseback riding classes, gymnastics and jiu-jitsu classes. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnastics
  1. aerobics
  2. bodybuilding
  3. activity
  4. body mechanics
  5. weight lifting
  6. conditioning
Noun
  • Patty, an aerobics instructor, went to the bar with a coworker for a girls’ night out, according to the Gifford family.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Others have worn them directly into water for pool aerobics, creek wading, and more.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Definition of aerobics
Noun
  • In May 2019, at the Arnold Classic Africa bodybuilding event in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was the victim of a surprise flying kick.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • Per local outlet g1, Santos was well known in the local bodybuilding community and was preparing for a championship competition on July 15 at the time of his death.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of bodybuilding
Noun
  • Before Monday’s maneuver, the Russian ship informed HMS Tyne – a British patrol vessel – of its intention to conduct live-fire activity, CNN understands.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Geomagnetic activity is expected to increase late on Tuesday, July 21 and continue into Wednesday, July 22.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of activity
Noun
  • Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over.
    — Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics.
    — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of body mechanics
Noun
  • The immediate effects are most pronounced in sports like weight lifting, cycling, and sprinting, where there is a more direct relationship between raw physical ability and results.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Ouchi recommends constant physical strengthening, specifically weight lifting.
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of weight lifting
Noun
  • To protect pets, limit outdoor exposure, keep windows closed, and use air conditioning with MERV 13 filters.
    — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Fewer than half of Italians have air conditioning in their homes, according to energy company Enel.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of conditioning

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