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aerobics

1 [eəˈrəʊbɪks]

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ID 737321 Last modified 15.03.2019
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Domain Sports - Games - Leisure
  • intensiivne rütmikas võimlemis- v. tantsutreening muusika saatel
  • rütmikas kestusharjutuste sooritamine v tantsimine muusika saatel
  • a system of physical conditioning involving exercises (such as running, walking, swimming, or calisthenics) strenuously performed so as to cause marked temporary increase in respiration and heart rate
  • system of physical conditioning that increases the efficiency of the body’s intake of oxygen, thereby stimulating the cardiovascular system, developing endurance, and reducing body fat
aeroobika
aerobics
Usage examples
  • In the 1980s aerobics was popularized by Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons through workout videotapes and instructional programs. Sometimes called group fitness, aerobics is most often practiced in health and fitness clubs where groups of one to two dozen exercisers follow the lead of an instructor whose movements are synchronized to up-tempo popular music.

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Etymology

  • aerobics 'aeroobika' ( Kenneth H. Cooper 1968 )

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