Callanetics

British

/ ˌkæləˈnɛtɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) a system of exercise involving frequent repetition of small muscular movements and squeezes, designed to improve muscle tone

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Etymology

Origin of Callanetics

C20: named after Callan Pinckney (born 1939), its US inventor

Example Sentences

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The fitness industry has seen its share of fads — step classes, Callanetics, dancercise, Zumba — and failures.

From New York Times

Callanetics' subtitled claim--"10 years younger in 10 hours"--strikes many specialists in the field as a bit too much of a miracle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now 76, with arthritis, she does two hours of Callanetics daily and looks as trim as her 46-year-old daughter.

From Time Magazine Archive

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