AEROBICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerobics mean? 

• AEROBICS (noun)
  The noun AEROBICS has 1 sense:

1. exercise that increases the need for oxygen

  Familiarity information: AEROBICS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROBICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exercise that increases the need for oxygen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

aerobic exercise; aerobics

Hypernyms ("aerobics" is a kind of...):

cardiopulmonary exercise (exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)

Derivation:

aerobic (based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency)

 Context examples 

Researchers aimed to determine if at least 150 minutes of physical activity (walking, running, swimming, aerobics, etc.) per week—the current recommendation by the World Health Organization and the American College of Sports Medicine—would produce cognitive benefits for the study participants.

(Rare Alzheimer's Disease Patients May Delay Cognitive Decline with Exercise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)