physical exertion

1. 1.

   the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

   “the doctor recommended regular exercise”

   “he did some exercising”

   “the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit”

   Synonymsexerciseexercisingphysical exerciseworkout

   Broadereffort

   Narrowercardiopulmonary exercisegymnastic exercisekick upsetbodybuildingcalisthenicsisometricsisotonic exerciseKegel exercisesstretch

Questions about physical exertion

What does physical exertion mean?

physical exertion means "the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit".

What is another word for physical exertion?

Close synonyms include exercise, exercising, physical exercise, workout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is physical exertion a common word?

physical exertion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.