calisthenics

• Soldiers can achieve aerobic fitness by walking, jogging, running, bicycling, swimming, skipping rope, bench stepping, stair running, and road marching Muscular strength and endurance are built through weight lifting, calisthenics (pushups, sit-ups, chin-ups), and other types of resistance training such as partner-resisted exercises Physical fitness lets the body withstand extraordinary demands without harm. —  FM 22-9 Chapter 4
• She did calisthenics, yoga, weight toning, kung fu, dance, and tai chi. —  AnalogSFF,October2005
• I do calisthenics, running and sprints, eating healthy food and honestly? —  UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
• He had a system of calisthenics which he followed as religiously as the Mohammedan prays to the East. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
• He opened the windows and performed his usual before-retiring calisthenics, tested the reading lamp beside the bed, placed the pistol within easy reach and became absorbed in a volume of short stories He read the book through, put out the light and was half asleep when he was roused by footsteps on the veranda below IV It was close upon midnight and the presence of a prowler on the premises caused his heart to gallop wildly. —  Blacksheep! Blacksheep!

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