aquacisen.
/ˈakwəsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈɑkwəˌsaɪz/, /ˈækwəˌsaɪz/ A form of physical exercise designed to be carried out in a swimming pool. Also as a count noun: a specific exercise of this type. Cf. aquarobics n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems
callisthenics1827
Swedish gymnastics1890
monkey drill1895
Swedish movements1899
Swedish exercises1912
Swedish drill1916
sexercise1942
jogging1948
isometrics1962
dancercise1967
slimnastics1967
aerobics1968
aquacise1968
survival1972
popmobility1974
plyometrics1975
Jazzercise1976
Pilates1981
Callanetics1984
boxercise1985
step aerobics1985
survivalism1985
box aerobics1987
cardio1987
step1989
spinning1994
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises
breathing1605
breather1802
arm swing1859
setting-up drill1862
grasshopper march1884
lunge1889
push-up1897
sit-up1900
pull-up1901
deep-breathing1904
bag-punching1927
press-up1928
setting-up exercise1935
pullover1936
bear crawl1937
burpee1939
knee-bend1941
leg raise1944
dip1945
uddiyana1949
squat thrust1950
lateral1954
pull-down1956
aquacise1968
step-up1973
abdominal crunch1981
power walking1982
crunch1983
gut-buster1983
stomach crunch1986
1968 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 6 Jan. 6/5 Aqua-cises will be held on Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 10... Some of this activity is conducted at poolside.
1973 Vogue June 54 (heading) Shape-up with aquacise.
1999 E. Adler All or Nothing (2000) iii. 12 Her activities for the day were over. Not for her the aerobics dance class, aquacize,..or water volleyball.
2015 S. LeFort et al. Living Healthy Life with Chronic Pain ix. 159/1 Aquacise is comfortable, fun, and effective as a flexibility, strengthening, and aerobic activity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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