setting-up exercise

American  

[set-ing-uhp] / ˈsɛt ɪŋˈʌp /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of setting-up exercise

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

There wasn't anything to laugh at, but we could see his teeth shining white, and he grinned every minute while he went through a sort of setting-up exercise.

From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by Curwood, James Oliver

They prefer philosophy to be a gentle intellectual setting-up exercise.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

The lad began moving his arms as if stretching himself or going through a sort of setting-up exercise.

From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

It is unnecessary to describe in detail the parts of the setting-up exercise which tend to develop members which are already pretty thoroughly exercised in the daily routine of work and drill.

From Keeping Fit All the Way by Camp, Walter

Calisthenics may be called the big brother, the grown-up form, of the setting-up exercise.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)