Word
calisthenics
健身操；健美操
light exercises designed to promote general fitness
- 1.
Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus.
多种肌肉参与且通常无需器械的体育锻炼(通常为自重训练),兼有力量训练和有氧运动性质,常注重耐力
- 2.
A system of such exercises.
一套此类锻炼方法
健美操练法；健美操锻炼法；多种肌肉参与且通常无需器械的体育锻炼(通常为自重训练),兼有力量训练和有氧运动性质,常注重耐力；一套此类锻炼方法；健身操；健美操；[医] 健美操练法
In use
She does twenty minutes of calisthenics every morning before breakfast.
Our gym class started with calisthenics to warm up our muscles.
Calisthenics can improve your strength and flexibility without any equipment.
do calisthenics
这是最常见的搭配，表示“做健身操/健美操”。
She does calisthenics every morning.
她每天早上做健身操。
practice calisthenics
与 do 相比，practice 更强调有规律的练习。
They practice calisthenics to improve their flexibility.
他们练习健美操以提高柔韧性。
calisthenics helps (to) do sth
calisthenics 形式为复数，但常被视为一个整体，谓语动词用单数。
Connections
Collocations
- do calisthenics
- 做健身操
- She does calisthenics every morning to stay fit.她每天早上做健身操来保持健康。
- calisthenics exercises
- 健美操练习
- The coach led us through a series of calisthenics exercises.教练带领我们做了一系列健美操练习。
- calisthenics routine
- 健身操套路
- He has a simple calisthenics routine he can do at home.他有一套可以在家做的简单健身操套路。
- daily calisthenics
- 每日健身操
- Daily calisthenics can improve your strength and flexibility.每日健身操可以增强你的力量和柔韧性。
- calisthenics class
- 健美操课
- I signed up for a calisthenics class at the community center.我在社区中心报名参加了一门健美操课。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：calisthenics 里藏着 then，想着‘先热身，then 做健身操’，身材就会健美。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fitness classes、home workout routines、physical education 该词属于中性健身术语，通常用于书面说明或教学场景，如健身指南、课堂讲解，也可见于日常交流，但总体多用于较正式的描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
eugenics, cryogenics, and schizophrenics rhyme with calisthenics (stressed /ɛ/ + /nɪks/). Aerobics, gymnastics, and mathematics also end in -ics, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme; beware spelling lookalikes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.