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stretching exercises; flexibility exercises; calisthenics for flexibility
Physical exercises designed to increase the body's flexibility and range of motion, typically involving bending, reaching, and holding stretched positions.
毎朝柔軟体操をしている。
I do stretching exercises every morning.
運動の前には柔軟体操で体をほぐしましょう。
Let's loosen up with stretching exercises before working out.
年を取ると体が硬くなりがちだが、毎日柔軟体操を続ければ怪我の予防にもなる。
As you age, your body tends to become stiff, but continuing stretching exercises every day can also help prevent injuries.
A compound of 柔軟 (flexible, supple) and 体操 (gymnastics, exercises). This is the traditional Japanese term for stretching exercises. While the English loanword ストレッチ is now widely used, 柔軟体操 remains common in school PE classes and among older generations.
In Japanese schools, students typically do 柔軟体操 as part of 体育 (physical education). Flexibility is often tested in fitness assessments.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 柔軟体操をする: to do stretching exercises
- 柔軟体操で体をほぐす: to loosen up the body with stretching
- 柔軟体操を続ける: to keep up stretching exercises
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ストレッチ: stretching — the modern loanword, now more common in gyms and fitness contexts
- 準備運動: warm-up exercises — broader term including light jogging and other warm-up activities, not just stretching
- 体操: gymnastics; exercises — the general term for physical exercises and calisthenics
- ヨガ: yoga — includes stretching but also breathing and meditation