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aerobics, n. pl. (const. as sing. or pl.) orig. U.S.|ɛəˈrəʊbɪks|
[f. aerobic a.: see -ic 2.]
(A method of) physical exercise for producing beneficial changes in the respiratory and circulatory systems by activities which require only a modest increase in oxygen intake and so can be maintained.
1968K. H. Cooper Aerobics iii. 40 After five hours of that [sc. golf] you've walked well past the point where anaerobics leave off and aerobics begin. 1968Chicago Tribune 9 July i. 12/3 Under the aerobics program, a person is awarded a number of points according to the amount of exercise he does each week. 1972Washington Post 16 Apr. e24/4 Aerobics stresses getting the heart, lungs and circulatory system fit. 1982Observer 18 July 25/1 Aerobics have become the latest fitness craze. 1983Daily Tel. 9 Nov. 19/4 If a class is billed as aerobics, your teacher should have a certificate gained in America. 1986P. Booth Palm Beach ii. 31 The air-waves of the small, stuffy gym reverberated with the insistent drum notes as thirty pairs of track shoes beat out the rhythm of the aerobics routine. |