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Gymnastics

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCore term

In sports & fitness, gymnastics means: A sport involving controlled balances, jumps, turns and other movements on the floor or apparatus.

In Turkish: jimnastik

How it is used

Gymnastics names the sport; gym normally means the exercise venue.

Example sentences

  1. The gymnastics class practised balances on the floor.

    Floor work is one part of this movement-based sport.

  2. The gymnastics team checked the apparatus before training.

    Apparatus refers to the equipment used in the session.

Common collocations

  • gymnastics apparatus
  • gymnastics routine
  • flexibilityThe ability of muscles and joints to move through a wide range of motion, for example touching your toes or doing the splits.
  • formThe way an exercise or movement is performed; good form means correct, safe and efficient technique.

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