aerobics
plural noun
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This is a system of physical conditioning intended to improve the body’s ability to take in and use oxygen. Aerobic exercises, such as running, jogging, swimming, and dancing, stimulate heart and lung activity. To produce a benefit, aerobic training must raise the heart rate (pulse) to the exerciser’s training level for at least 20 minutes and include at least three sessions a week.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Could the cost of her water aerobics class be deducted as a medical expense?
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
However, the options are endless: hip-hop aerobics, spin class, biking, hiking, tennis, swimming, step class, Jazzercise, lining dancing, boxing, pole dancing, weightlifting, barre.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Shortly after my aerobics class started, the crook called the community center pretending to be a bank manager.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Catherine Takawira, who owns Ignited Force Gym in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, took care of a member’s baby during a step aerobics class, and used the moment to post a piece of wisdom about community.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Meister participates in an aerobics class using her walker at the Baptist Memorial Plaza in Westchester.
—Alexi C. Cardona, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
There’s Leslie, a 64-year-old dancer and former aerobics champion; Joan, a 60-year-old school administrator who loves to cook; and Edith, a 60-year-old retired realtor whose hobbies include golf and salsa dancing.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 21 Nov. 2023
An aerobics dance instructor, Oskar dreams of opening his own gym.
—Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
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“Aerobics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerobics. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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