body mechanics

noun

Definition of body mechanicsnext
as in weight lifting

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Recent Examples of body mechanics Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over. — Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics. — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Adjust settings to accommodate your body mechanics and ensure a comfortable range of motion. — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body mechanics
  1. weight lifting
  2. gymnastics
  3. activity
  4. aerobics
  5. bodybuilding
  6. conditioning
Noun
  • Another humanoid robot in the weight lifting event crashed into the judges’ table.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The immediate effects are most pronounced in sports like weight lifting, cycling, and sprinting, where there is a more direct relationship between raw physical ability and results.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of weight lifting
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  • Gardner pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi, between December 2017 and April 2018 to record his students.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Jones, a senior marketing manager who also travels to different countries as a national gymnastics judge during gymnastics season, recently addressed the subject on TikTok.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of gymnastics
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  • The deal, which includes spare parts and international orders, is subject to congressional approval and could generate $79 billion in economic activity, with Lockheed Martin self-funding at least $7 billion in program initiatives.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments discuss various aspects of maintaining health and well-being as one ages, emphasizing the importance of exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, and mental activity.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of activity
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  • Brisk walking, light cycling, doubles tennis and household chores such as vacuuming, mopping and mowing the lawn were categorized as moderate activity; vigorous activity included jogging, fast cycling, singles tennis and aerobics.
    — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Decades later, its beat still feels engineered for aerobics rooms, dance floors, and any moment that needs an extra push.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of aerobics
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  • The first episode of Gigantic Fantastic, his radio series about the bodybuilding world, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on November 16.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Expect tapering protocols, post-cycle therapy and fertility-preservation drugs to move from bodybuilding forums into mainstream primary care over the next 12 to 24 months.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bodybuilding
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  • The trailer's air conditioning malfunctioned and would not blow cool air to the people trapped inside during the sweltering, three-hour ride in June 2022 from the border city of Laredo to San Antonio, authorities said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The rafters themselves are nothing special, merely a useful space to house lighting and air conditioning.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of conditioning

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