callisthenics

[ kal-uhs-then-iks ]

noun

1. (used with a singular or plural verb) calisthenics.

callisthenics

/ ˌkælɪsˈθɛnɪks /

noun

1. functioning as plural light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
2. functioning as singular the practice of callisthenic exercises

Derived Forms

• ˌcallisˈthenic, adjective

Other Words From

• callis·thenic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of callisthenics¹

C19: from calli- + Greek sthenos strength

Example Sentences

Examples of some cross-training activities include using swimming, yoga, cycling, resistance training, callisthenics, hiking, or even a sport like soccer or basketball mixed in with your regular training each week to help improve your overall aerobic capacity, build muscle mobility, flexibility, balance, and strength.

From Scientific American

At a powwow in 2000 in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, Madeleine Albright, then America’s secretary of state, was greeted with mass callisthenics and bayonet drills.

From Economist

This vengeful masculinist nationalism was the original creation of Germans in the early 19th century, who first outlined a vision of creating a superbly fit people or master race and fervently embraced such typically modern forms of physical exercise as gymnastics, callisthenics and yoga and fads like nudism.

From The Guardian

There they performed the slow callisthenics of Muslim devotion, kneeling on scraps of newspaper or on the damp concrete while passers-by slalomed between them.

From Economist

He recalls one older patient doing callisthenics to show he was getting better.

From The Guardian