Exercise vs. Problem

Exercisenoun

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

‘The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.’;

Problemnoun

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

‘She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.’;

Exercisenoun

Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.

Problemnoun

A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

Exercisenoun

A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.

Problemnoun

A puzzling circumstance.

Exercisenoun

The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.

Problemadjective

(of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.

Exercisenoun

(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

Problemadjective

Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.

Exerciseverb

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

‘to exercise troops or horses;’; ‘to exercise one's brain with a puzzle’;

Problemnoun

A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt.

Exerciseverb

(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.

‘I exercise at the gym every day.’;

Problemnoun

Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.

Exerciseverb

(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.

‘The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy.’; ‘She is going to exercise her right to vote.’;

Problemnoun

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved;

‘she and her husband are having problems’; ‘it is always a job to contact him’; ‘urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog’;

Exerciseverb

To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.

‘exercised with pain’;

Problemnoun

a source of difficulty;

‘one trouble after another delayed the job’; ‘what's the problem?’;

Exerciseverb

(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

Problemnoun

a question raised for consideration or solution;

‘our homework consisted of ten problems to solve’;

Exercisenoun

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general; practice.

‘exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature.’; ‘O we will walk this world,Yoked in all exercise of noble end.’;

Problemnoun

a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome

‘the problem of ageism in Hollywood’; ‘they have financial problems’;

Exercisenoun

Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.

‘An exercise of the eyes and memory.’;

Problemnoun

a thing that is difficult to achieve

‘motivation of staff can also be a problem’;

Exercisenoun

Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback; to exercise on a treadmill or in a gym.

‘The wise for cure on exercise depend.’;

Problemnoun

denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others

‘practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens’; ‘a problem family’;

Exercisenoun

The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty.

‘Lewis refused even those of the church of England . . . the public exercise of their religion.’; ‘To draw him from his holy exercise.’;

Problemnoun

an inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law.

Exercisenoun

That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson; a task; as, military or naval exercises; musical exercises; an exercise in composition; arithmetic exercises.

‘The clumsy exercises of the European tourney.’; ‘He seems to have taken a degree, and performed public exercises in Cambridge, in 1565.’;

Problemnoun

a proposition in which something has to be constructed.

Exercisenoun

That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

‘Patience is more oft the exerciseOf saints, the trial of their fortitude.’;

Problemnoun

(in chess) an arrangement of pieces in which the solver has to achieve a specified result.

Exerciseverb

To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly; to busy.

‘Herein do I Exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence.’;

Exerciseverb

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose of training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self in music; to exercise troops.

‘About him exercised heroic gamesThe unarmed youth.’;

Exerciseverb

To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline; as, exercised with pain.

‘Where pain of unextinguishable fireMust exercise us without hope of end.’;

Exerciseverb

To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise authority; to exercise an office.

‘I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.’; ‘The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery.’;

Exerciseverb

To exercise one's self, as under military training; to drill; to take exercise; to use action or exertion; to practice gymnastics; as, to exercise for health or amusement.

‘I wear my trusty sword,When I do exercise.’;

Exercisenoun

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit;

‘the doctor recommended regular exercise’; ‘he did some exercising’; ‘the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit’;

Exercisenoun

the act of using;

‘he warned against the use of narcotic drugs’; ‘skilled in the utilization of computers’;

Exercisenoun

systematic training by multiple repetitions;

‘practice makes perfect’;

Exercisenoun

a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding;

‘you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook’;

Exercisenoun

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches;

‘academic exercises’;

Exerciseverb

put to use;

‘exert one's power or influence’;

Exerciseverb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;

‘practice law’;

Exerciseverb

give a work-out to;

‘Some parents exercise their infants’; ‘My personal trainer works me hard’; ‘work one's muscles’;

Exerciseverb

do physical exercise;

‘She works out in the gym every day’;

Exerciseverb

learn by repetition;

‘We drilled French verbs every day’; ‘Pianists practice scales’;

Exercisenoun

activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness

‘loosening-up exercises’; ‘exercise improves your heart and lung power’;

Exercisenoun

an activity carried out for a specific purpose

‘an exercise in public relations’;

Exercisenoun

a task set to practise or test a skill

‘there are exercises at the end of each book to check comprehension’;

Exercisenoun

a military drill or training manoeuvre

‘training exercises with the Kuwaiti army’;

Exercisenoun

ceremonies

‘Bar Mitzvah exercises’;

Exercisenoun

the use or application of a faculty, right, or process

‘the exercise of authority’;

Exerciseverb

use or apply (a faculty, right, or process)

‘control is exercised by the Board’; ‘anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution’;

Exerciseverb

engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness

‘she still exercised every day’;

Exerciseverb

exert (part of the body) to promote or improve muscular strength

‘raise your knee to exercise the upper leg muscles’;

Exerciseverb

cause (an animal) to take exercise

‘she exercised her dogs before breakfast’;

Exerciseverb

occupy the thoughts of; worry or perplex

‘Macdougall was greatly exercised about the exchange rate’;

Exercise

Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, prevent aging, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, hone athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, improve health, or simply for enjoyment. Many individuals choose to exercise outdoors where they can congregate in groups, socialize, and enhance well-being.In terms of health benefits, the amount of recommended exercise depends upon the goal, the type of exercise, and the age of the person.