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Noun: physical exercise
  1. The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
    "the doctor recommended regular physical exercise";
    - exercise, exercising, physical exertion, workout

Derived forms: physical exercises

Type of: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat [informal], travail [literary]

Encyclopedia: Physical exercise