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calisthenics

[kal-uhs-then-iks] / ˌkæl əsˈθɛn ɪks /




NOUN
physical education
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I believe reading books that challenge me is a great way to practice mental calisthenics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

You’re not going to have to resort to calisthenics to mash that avocado or that potato.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

Instead, reading is like mental calisthenics for film, priming the mind for flights of imagination and empathy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

The movie opens with him speed walking in a circle inside a spacious, elegantly shambolic apartment before pausing to execute some calisthenics.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

After breakfast they did calisthenics and other physical exercises and played football or other games.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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