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  • adjective Not taking part in exercise.

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non- +‎ exercising

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Examples

  • In still a third study, the goal was to increase compliance in an fitness program that was being offered to a group of nonexercising college students.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • In still a third study, the goal was to increase compliance in an fitness program that was being offered to a group of nonexercising college students.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • In still a third study, the goal was to increase compliance in an fitness program that was being offered to a group of nonexercising college students.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • If they were all nonexercising smokers who ate a high-fat diet, and you have an exemplary lifestyle, you are probably more than one up on your original odds.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • If they were all nonexercising smokers who ate a high-fat diet, and you have an exemplary lifestyle, you are probably more than one up on your original odds.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • When the two groups and their babies were compared, the team found that women who bicycled regularly gave birth to babies who were on average 150 g (about 5 oz.) lighter than those born to the nonexercising mothers.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Both exercising and nonexercising moms showed the same, expected increase in insulin resistance that accompanies pregnancy.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • When the two groups and their babies were compared, the team found that women who bicycled regularly gave birth to babies who were on average 150 g (about 5 oz.) lighter than those born to the nonexercising mothers.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • "Metabolic responses to reduced daily steps in healthy nonexercising men."

    NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010

  • Both exercising and nonexercising moms showed the same, expected increase in insulin resistance that accompanies pregnancy.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

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