Exertion
41work — n 1 Work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind are comparable when they mean effort or exertion directed to the accomplishment of an end, or an employment or activity which involves such expenditure of effort or exertion. Work is the most… …
42Indoor cycling — is a form of high intensity exercise that involves using a stationary exercise bicycle in a classroom setting. Ultra endurance athlete Jonathan Goldbergfact|date=September 2008 created the concept of Indoor Cycling in the 1980s. It was later… …
43Borg scale — In athletics and other sports, the Borg Scale measures the rate of perceived exertion. Sports coaches use the scale to assess the intensity of training and competition. The original scale introduced by Gunnar Borg rated exertion on a scale of 6… …
44effort — /ef euhrt/, n. 1. exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory. 2. an earnest or strenuous attempt: an effort to keep to the schedule. 3. something done by exertion or hard work: I thought it would be easy,… …
45work — /werrk/, n., adj., v., worked or (Archaic except for 35, 37, 40) wrought; working. n. 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The… …
46Outline of Buddhism — See also: Index of Buddhism related articles Flag of Buddhism …
47effort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. exertion, endeavor; strain, stress, attempt; achievement; informal, push. See action. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of striving] Syn. exertion, endeavor, industry, labor, pains, trouble, force, toil …
48exercise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drill (see exertion); (pl.) ceremonies (see rite). v. perform, use; train, drill; disturb (see discontent). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Action, undertaken for training] Syn. practice, exertion, drill,… …
49exert — 01. She s an excellent player, so she hardly even had to [exert] herself to beat me. 02. Many athletes report feeling pleasant drug like sensations as a result of extreme [exertion]. 03. He was completely soaked with sweat from the [exertion] of… …
50effort — effort, exertion, pains, trouble mean the active use or expenditure of physical or mental power in producing or attempting to produce a desired result. Effort may suggest either a single action or continued activity, but it usually implies… …
