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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.
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
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ストレッチ (stretching)
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準備運動 (warm-up exercises)
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ヨガ (yoga)
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屈伸 (bending and stretching)