1.
warm-up exercise; preparatory exercise
Light physical exercises done before sports or strenuous activity to prepare the body and reduce the risk of injury. A standard part of physical education classes and athletic training in Japan.
準備運動をしてから走ろう。
Let's warm up before we run.
体育の授業ではまず準備運動から始める。
In PE class, we always start with warm-up exercises.
準備運動を怠ったせいで、試合中に足をつってしまった。
Because I skipped the warm-up, I got a leg cramp during the game.
USAGE:
準備運動 is the standard Japanese term for warm-up exercises before physical activity. In school PE classes, it typically includes stretching, light jogging, and calisthenics. The loanword ウォーミングアップ is also used, especially in sports contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 準備運動をする (to do warm-up exercises)
- 準備運動から始める (to start with a warm-up)
- 準備運動を怠る (to neglect warm-up exercises)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 準備運動: warm-up exercises (native Japanese term)
- ウォーミングアップ: warming up (loanword, common in sports)
- ストレッチ: stretching (specific type of warm-up)
- 整理運動: cool-down exercises (done after activity; the counterpart to 準備運動)