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setting-up exercise

[set-ing-uhp]

noun

any of a set of exercises, as deep knee bends and push-ups, for improving one's posture, muscle tone, or limberness, or for reducing one's weight.

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Origin of setting-up exercise

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called set-up.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019