physical jerks

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At 11 I went to a girls’ grammar school where sport was valued, even if we were forced to do our physical jerks in pleated games skirts and/or grey knickers.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

Jade Goody, behind their ears; they didn't perform physical jerks to any of her five fitness DVDs or try recipes from her cookbook; they even missed her many broadcast and print appearances.

From Time Magazine Archive

After about a week parades were announced, and in the early morning we were lined up for "physical jerks," by which is meant calisthenics, or setting-up exercises.

From "Over There" with the Australians by Knyvett, R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh)

We who were left kept on with our drills; we even did physical jerks on the slopes of Savoy Street, Strand.

From The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 by Ward, Fred W.

Under these pleasant circumstances, plus a little setting-up drill and "physical jerks," we passed a very pleasant fortnight before going into the trenches again—this time at Givenchy.

From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Curry, Frederic C.