Crossword clues for calisthenics
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calisthenics \Cal`is*then"ics\, n. The science, art, or practice of healthful exercise of the body and limbs, to promote strength, gracefulness, and general fitness; light gymnastics.
Syn: calisthenics, calisthenic exercise, callisthenic exercise.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1847 (calisthenic (adj.) is from 1839), formed on model of French callisthenie, from Latinized comb. form of Greek kallos "beauty" (see Callisto) + sthenos "strength" + -ics. Originally, gymnastic exercises suitable for girls and meant to develop the figure and promote graceful movement. The proper Greek, if there was such a word in Greek, would have been *kallistheneia.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context in the plural English) gymnastic exercises, especially morning exercises, done to keep one's body healthy. 2 (context in the singular English) A system of such exercises.
WordNet
n. light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: callisthenics, calisthenic exercise, callisthenic exercise]
Wikipedia
Calisthenics are exercises consisting of a variety of gross motor movements; often rhythmical and generally without equipment or apparatus. They are, in essence, body-weight training. They are intended to increase body strength, body fitness, and flexibility, through movements such as pulling or pushing oneself up, bending, jumping, or swinging, using only one's body weight for resistance; usually conducted in concert with stretches. When performed vigorously and with variety, calisthenics can provide the benefits of muscular and aerobic conditioning, in addition to improving psychomotor skills such as balance, agility and coordination.
Urban Calisthenics is a form of street workout, calisthenics groups perform exercise routines in urban areas. Individuals and groups train to be able to perform advanced calisthenics skills such as muscle ups, bars spins and both front and back levers. Sports teams and military units often perform leader-directed group calisthenics as a form of synchronized physical training (often including a customized " call and response" routine) to increase group cohesion and discipline. Calisthenics are also popular as a component of physical education in primary and secondary schools over much of the globe.
In addition to general fitness, calisthenic exercises are often used as baseline physical evaluations for many military organizations, such as the U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test and the U.S.M.C Physical Fitness Test.
In Australia, Calisthenics (also known as Australian calisthenics) is a team-based competitive performing art featuring elements of rhythmic gymnastics and ballet combined with a strong emphasis on theatricality (both musical and dramatic), costume, dance and musical interpretation. Since the 1950s Calisthenics has been an entirely female art form, however males have recently been re-introduced in the younger age groups. The art form was created entirely in Australia and can be easily differentiated from traditional calisthenics by its focus on competition and choreographed theatrical performance instead of simple synchronised exercise. The word itself comes from the Greek words for beauty and strength. Calisthenics is currently practised in all states except Tasmania.
Usage examples of "calisthenics".
It continued like that for two weeks, waking at dawn for calisthenics and brainteasers, telling Katie my half-baked ideas about Colonna so that she would have to slow down to listen, then forcing myself to run faster so that she would have less time to tell me how I was wrong.
At 4:30 we all gathered on the deck for calisthenics, then the dogs were fed and dinner was served at 6:30.
Over the next five hours, every time he looked up from his test paper, he saw his shipmates doing calisthenics in the hot sun.
Every morning, when she went onto the lawn before breakfast to do her calisthenics, Nalia went too.
But then, by the time she is out on the lawn, preparing for her calisthenics, the nightmare is forgotten and she is a girl again herself.
Every morning, they go down to the lower lawn to do their calisthenics together.
She glowered at the dog Aida, who had risen from the basket and removing the last remains of sleep from her system by a series of calisthenics of her own invention, as if she suspected her of masculinity.
The Emir had never been particularly athletic at any age, to judge by these sorry specimens, who were puffing and sweating their way through the simple calisthenics and who were identically flabby around the middle despite their youth.
You've got a few things to learn about women, Niiii-other than calisthenics in bed, and from rumors I bear, you're getting plenty of that.
You've got a few things to learn about women, Nim-other than calisthenics in bed, and from rumors I hear, you're getting plenty of that.
The nearby gym was occupied by fellows either practicing basketball or boxing calisthenics and the walls echoed with thuddings, bouncings and whistles blowing, like a grotesque sound track.
They actually got to walk from one end of the sandbar to the other, to stretch, bend, draw in deep chestfuls of air, and try a few basic calisthenics, which invigorated Keene but caused twinges of pain in Charlie's injured calf.
Captain Nikolev watched the baseball players at their strenuous calisthenics, and thought glumly that the military should adopt such daily exercises.
Far down the slopes of New Chusan, the Leased Territories were coming awake: the Senderos streaming out of their barracks and lining up in the streets to chant and sing through their morning calisthenics.
Sweating, head spinning uselessly, Skeeter did what he was forced to do, vaulting low hurdles awkwardly and going through the motions of the calisthenics.