calisthenic

adjective

cal·​is·​then·​ic ˌka-ləs-ˈthe-nik 

: of or relating to calisthenics

Examples of calisthenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In parks, office buildings and schoolyards, groups of people join together throughout the day in a three-minute, 13-move calisthenic routine — no equipment required. —Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025

Reggae was a slow skank, feeling the earth between your toes; ska was Saturday-night show-out and exuberance—lean, jangled, calisthenic. —Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Kundalini yoga is focused on calisthenic movements, breath work, and chanting. —Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024

Accompanied with deep sensitivity and masterful touch and timing by pianist William Woodard, Hoskins opened with a suite of calisthenic musical portraits by Jake Heggie. —Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023

Adding a weighted vest to your routine can seriously boost your calisthenic workout. —Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 Dec. 2022

In October, Meta revealed that Beat Saber, which encourages users to interact with virtual objects to generate calisthenic exercises, pulled in $100 million in revenue on the Quest platform. —Adario Strange, Quartz, 4 Feb. 2022

Correa went through agility drills and calisthenic exercises — moving laterally, starting and stopping and backpedaling — for about 10 minutes before retreating into the clubhouse. —Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 28 June 2018

The Wilcox home has more practical objects: croquet mallets, calisthenic machines, maps. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for calisthenic

• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic
• biogenic
• bronchogenic
• chromogenic
• cryogenic
• echogenic
• estrogenic
• isogenic

Medical Definition

calisthenic

adjective

cal·​is·​then·​ic

variants or British callisthenic

ˌkal-əs-ˈthen-ik 

: of or relating to calisthenics