body mechanics
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: systematic exercises designed especially to develop coordination, endurance, and poise
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Counseling patients on the importance of a healthy back and proper body mechanics is something that is relevant regardless of age.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Maintain Proper Form: Use correct body mechanics and technique during exercise and daily activities to lower the strain on muscles and tendons, lowering the risk of injury, Trivellas said.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 13 May 2024
When most spring season student-athletes are winding down from this past season, the Buckeye 4x100 team is practicing their sprinting techniques and body mechanics in the current record-setting 100-plus degree heatwave nearly every morning around the school's track field.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
Improve your form on all the essentials—like the bench press, dumbbell press, even pushups—to get a better understanding of what your body mechanics should feel like.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Maintain Proper Form: Use correct body mechanics and technique during exercise and daily activities to lower the strain on muscles and tendons, lowering the risk of injury, Trivellas said.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 13 May 2024
When most spring season student-athletes are winding down from this past season, the Buckeye 4x100 team is practicing their sprinting techniques and body mechanics in the current record-setting 100-plus degree heatwave nearly every morning around the school's track field.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
Improve your form on all the essentials—like the bench press, dumbbell press, even pushups—to get a better understanding of what your body mechanics should feel like.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
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“Body mechanics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20mechanics. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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