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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

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

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