body mechanics

noun

Definition of body mechanicsnext
as in weight lifting

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Recent Examples of body mechanics Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over. — Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics. — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Adjust settings to accommodate your body mechanics and ensure a comfortable range of motion. — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body mechanics
  1. weight lifting
  2. gymnastics
  3. activity
  4. aerobics
  5. bodybuilding
  6. conditioning
Noun
  • Another humanoid robot in the weight lifting event crashed into the judges’ table.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The immediate effects are most pronounced in sports like weight lifting, cycling, and sprinting, where there is a more direct relationship between raw physical ability and results.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of weight lifting
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  • Jones, a senior marketing manager who also travels to different countries as a national gymnastics judge during gymnastics season, recently addressed the subject on TikTok.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Its arena can hold up to 3,600 fans and will host Pitt volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling, bringing those teams’ practices and competitions into a modern venue built for larger crowds, game-day presentation and recruiting.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of gymnastics
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  • Mbappé did, however, post a video of himself cycling on social media over the weekend, days after his Real Madrid manager, José Mourinho, said that activity is one soccer players should avoid.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What to do nearby Given its location in the heart of West Hollywood and on the Sunset Strip, the options for activities nearby are nearly limitless.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of activity
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  • Decades later, its beat still feels engineered for aerobics rooms, dance floors, and any moment that needs an extra push.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
  • My husband took a golf lesson while my daughters and I headed to River Ranch for some water aerobics and a Pilates class.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of aerobics
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  • Drugs such as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) have serious short- and long-term consequences for both mental and physical health, and their use has spread outside traditional athletic and bodybuilding communities.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • His collection also included hundreds of photographs by bodybuilding photographer Artie Zeller, who documented Schwarzenegger from the beginning of his American career.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bodybuilding
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  • Mirković has been doing work on the underwater and anti-gravity treadmills, but a foot injury requires regaining his conditioning.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The units have air conditioning, and the site has laundry facilities.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of conditioning

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“Body mechanics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20mechanics. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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