aerobicsn.
/ɛːˈrəʊbɪks/, U.S. /əˈroʊbɪks/, /ɛˈroʊbɪks/ Originally U.S.
With singular or plural agreement. Physical exercise, typically of relatively low intensity and long duration, that increases the body's oxygen consumption in a sustainable manner and is aimed at improving cardiovascular fitness; any method of training involving such exercise, esp. vigorous callisthenics performed to music.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems
callisthenics1827
Swedish gymnastics1890
monkey drill1895
Swedish movements1899
Swedish exercises1912
Swedish drill1916
sexercise1942
jogging1948
isometrics1962
dancercise1967
slimnastics1967
aerobics1968
aquacise1968
survival1972
popmobility1974
plyometrics1975
Jazzercise1976
Pilates1981
Callanetics1984
boxercise1985
step aerobics1985
survivalism1985
box aerobics1987
cardio1987
step1989
spinning1994
1968 K. 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.
1968 Chicago 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.
1972 Washington Post 16 Apr. e24/4 Aerobics stresses getting the heart, lungs and circulatory system fit.
1982 Observer 18 July 25/1 Aerobics have become the latest fitness craze.
1986 P. Booth Palm Beach ii. 31 Thirty pairs of track shoes beat out the rhythm of the aerobics routine.
1993 Flare Aug. 21/1 What's next for the fitnik without the time or inclination to sweat through more aerobics classes or do yet another set of reps?
2004 J. G. Dunne Nothing Lost i. i. 27 He didn't work out that I knew of, no jogging, no aerobics.
2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies vii. 129 Gyms offer pole-dancing classes as part of their aerobics programs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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