physical culture
Exercise and health
Physical culture is the systematic development of the body through exercise, diet, and disciplined living.
The term was popular from the late 19th through mid-20th century, when strongmen, health reformers, and early bodybuilders promoted it as a path to vitality and moral improvement.
Today it sounds old-fashioned; modern equivalents include fitness, bodybuilding, or wellness: He was a devotee of physical culture, rising at dawn for calisthenics.
Equipment-free resistance exercises
- push-upsBodyweight chest exercise
- pull-upsOverhead bar lifts
- sit-upsAbdominal strengthening movements
- squatsLowering exercises for legs
lunges · stretching · planking · burpees · jumping jacks · gymnastics · kettlebells · medicine ball
Power to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- agilityQuickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
balance · conditioning · training · athletics · vigor · stamina · vitality · robustness
Athletic discipline of controlled movement
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- free movementUnrestricted ability to travel
- body mechanicsEfficient use of muscles
posture · grace · coordination · fluidity
Combat sport requiring holds
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- jiu-jitsuJapanese submission-based combat
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
karate · kung fu · taekwondo · aikido · self-defense · combat · grappling · striking
Contractile body tissue
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- posingAssuming an attitude
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
Arnold Schwarzenegger · definition · bulk · cut · anabolic · testosterone · protein · supplements
Condition of body, mind
- wellbeingState of comfort and health
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- restorationReturning something to condition
prevention · holistic health · mind-body · recuperation · convalescence · strengthening · tonic · invigoration
Systemic medical policy change
- naturismPhilosophy of social undress
- fresh airUnenclosed outdoor atmosphere
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
outdoor living · clean living · vegetarianism · whole foods · simple living · back-to-nature · nudism · hydrotherapy
calisthenics
Equipment-free resistance exercises
squats · lunges · stretching · planking · burpees · jumping jacks · gymnastics · kettlebells · medicine ball · parallel bars
strength
Power to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- agilityQuickness and ease
coordination · balance · conditioning · training · athletics · vigor · stamina · vitality · robustness · prowess
gymnastics
Athletic discipline of controlled movement
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- free movementUnrestricted ability to travel
body mechanics · posture · grace · coordination · fluidity
wrestling
Combat sport requiring holds
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- jiu-jitsuJapanese submission-based combat
fencing · karate · kung fu · taekwondo · aikido · self-defense · combat · grappling · striking · discipline
muscle
Contractile body tissue
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- posingAssuming an attitude
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
Arnold Schwarzenegger · symmetry · definition · bulk · cut · anabolic · testosterone · protein · supplements · golden era
health
Condition of body, mind
- wellbeingState of comfort and health
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
restoration · prevention · holistic health · mind-body · recuperation · convalescence · strengthening · tonic · invigoration · soundness
health reform
Systemic medical policy change
- naturismPhilosophy of social undress
- fresh airUnenclosed outdoor atmosphere
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
outdoor living · temperance · clean living · vegetarianism · whole foods · simple living · back-to-nature · nudism · hydrotherapy · sanatorium
physical culturesedentary lifestyle
Habitual physical inactivity
physical inactivity · sedentarism · sedentariness · inactivity · physical neglect
physical cultureasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
spiritual transcendence · disembodiment · Gnosticism · otherworldliness · anti-materialism
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