Aerobicizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To engage in physical exercise that increases heart rate and promotes respiratory endurance
2. To participate in activities that enhance cardiovascular fitness through rhythmic and sustaining movements
3. To practice a form of exercise focused on improving oxygen consumption and overall fitness through continuous motion

Etymology: "Aerobic" is built from two Greek elements, "aēr," meaning air, and "bios," meaning life. It first described organisms that need oxygen to survive, a scientific sense that predates any link to exercise. The verb is a later derivation. "Aerobics" is the noun for the exercise programs, and "aerobicize" comes from it by adding the suffix "-ize." That suffix descends from Greek "-izein" and forms verbs meaning to make, treat, or engage in something. To aerobicize is therefore to do aerobics, taking part in the sustained, rhythmic activity the noun names.

Synonyms: exercises aerobically, conditions, trains, works out

Antonyms: sedentary, inactivates