physical effort
Muscular energy expended
Physical effort is the exertion of bodily energy to accomplish a task—muscle, movement, and strain applied toward some end.
It contrasts with mental effort, though the two often combine: The job required both physical effort and careful attention.
Physical effort ranges from mild (walking to the mailbox) to extreme (hauling concrete up stairs all day).
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- hard workSustained strenuous effort
- strainExcessive stretching force
- muscle strainTorn or overstretched fibers
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
break a sweat · muscle · labor · heavy lifting · toil · fatigue · blood sweat and tears · grunt · push · pull · lift · heave · elbow grease · exhaustion · workout · pushing limits · strength · endurance
physical effortmental effort
Cognitive labor applied deliberately
brainwork · thinking · mental strain · desk work · contemplation
physical effortrest
Cessation of activity
relaxation · inactivity · repose · idleness · stillness
physical efforteffortlessness
Quality of seeming unstrained
coasting · ease · taking it easy · going through the motions
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