calisthenics
柔軟体操
解説 Definition
器具を使わず自分の体重を利用して行う体操や運動。柔軟体操。
Calisthenics is exercise done with your own body weight, such as jumping, bending, or stretching. It is often used in fitness training, warm-ups, and physical education because it improves strength, balance, and flexibility without special equipment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
語尾の -ics は athletics, gymnastics のように「運動・学問の分野名」で出やすいので、まず“体を動かすまとまった運動”の語感で押さえると残りやすいです。calisthenics は特に push-ups, sit-ups, squats, jumping jacks など、器具なし・自重中心の基礎運動で出やすい語。stretching より広く、weight training ほど器具に寄らない中間だと整理すると、柔軟体操や基礎トレの場面で思い出しやすくなります。
Notice the ending `-ics`, like in `gymnastics` and `athletics`. That ending often appears in names of physical exercise, so think of a group of basic body movements. It is often used for simple no-equipment exercises like push-ups, sit-ups, and squats.
例文
She starts every morning with thirty minutes of calisthenics to stay fit.
彼女は健康維持のために、毎朝30分の自重トレーニングから始める。
Calisthenics such as push-ups and squats require no equipment and can be done anywhere.
腕立て伏せやスクワットなどの自重運動は器具が不要で、どこでもできる。
The military training program includes rigorous calisthenics to build endurance and strength.
その軍事訓練プログラムには、持久力と筋力を鍛えるための厳しい基礎体操が含まれている。
calisthenics の類義語・関連語
calisthenics の語源・成り立ち Etymology
calisthenicsはギリシャ語kallos「美」とsthenos「力」に、名詞化の-icsが付いた語。calligraphyやastheniaも同じ要素を含み、「美しく強い体を作る運動」だと分かると柔軟体操の語感がつかみやすい。
Calisthenics comes from Greek kallos meaning "beauty" and sthenos meaning "strength," with -ics added for a field or practice. The word was formed to suggest exercises that build both grace and physical power. Its history reflects an older ideal that the body should be not only strong but also beautiful in movement.
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