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Definition of Physical exertion
1. Noun. The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit. "The physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
Specialized synonyms: Cardiopulmonary Exercise, Gymnastic Exercise, Kick Up, Exercise Set, Set, Anaerobic Exercise, Bodybuilding, Muscle Building, Musclebuilding, Calisthenics, Callisthenics, Isometric Exercise, Isometrics, Isotonic Exercise, Kegel Exercises, Pubococcygeus Exercises, Stretch, Stretching, Arm Exercise, Back Exercise, Leg Exercise, Neck Exercise, Stomach Exercise, Tummy Crunch, Yoga
Generic synonyms: Effort, Elbow Grease, Exertion, Sweat, Travail
Derivative terms: Exercise, Exercise, Exercise, Work Out, Work Out
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physical Exertion
Literary usage of Physical exertion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"... first time during the last ten or fifteen years would have wondered how any
sustained intellectual or physical exertion was possible with such a frame. ..."
2. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin (1893)
"... and Sluggishness Brought on by Cold—Winter and the Intermittence of Labor—Lack
of Liking for physical exertion—Habitual Insufficiency of Food ..."
3. Paris in '48: Letters from a Resident Describing the Events of the Revolution by Florence Bonde (1903)
"You cannot imagine how thoroughly fatigued I am ; I cannot remain quiet, and
great anxiety tires one even more than physical exertion. XIX. ..."
4. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1893)
"... and Sluggishness Brought on by Cold—Winter and the Intermittence of Labor—Lack
of Liking for physical exertion—Habitual Insufficiency of Food ..."
5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Specific Research Priorities: Magnesium • Quantify magnesium losses due to the
stressful conditions of garrison training (ie, heat and physical exertion) ..."
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