callisthenics
callisthenics is the alternative spelling of calisthenics.
Meaning of calisthenics
Noun
calisthenics sg or pl (plural calisthenics)
- Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus.
- Just before sacktime, the Captain stood beside his sleeping bag doing his daily calisthenics; stripped down to his flaming red long johns, […]1968, Seon Manley, Gogo Lewis, Polar Secrets: A Treasury of the Arctic and Antarctic, page 105
- A system of such exercises.
Questions about callisthenics
- What is callisthenics the alternative spelling of?
- Callisthenics is the alternative spelling of calisthenics.
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