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Descriptor English:   Exercise 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ejercicio 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Exercício 
Synonyms English:   Aerobic Exercise
Exercise, Aerobic
Exercise, Isometric
Exercise, Physical
Isometric Exercise  
Tree Number:   E02.403.500
G11.427.792.280.306
I03.350
Definition English:   Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure. 
Indexing Annotation English:   restrict to humans: for animals use PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; EXERCISE THERAPY & EXERCISE TEST are also available; /inj: coord IM with specific inj (IM); /physiol /psychol permitted; do not confuse with EXERTION: see MeSH definition; includes body building unless article specifies WEIGHT LIFTING
See Related English:   Exertion
Physical Fitness
 
History Note English:   89; was see under EXERTION & SPORTS 1963-74; EXERCISE, ISOMETRIC was see under EXERTION 1977-83, was see ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION 1984-88; EXERCISE, PHYSICAL was see EXERTION 1976-88 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
physiology psychology
Record Number:   23631 
Unique Identifier:   D015444 

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