Bodyweight

/ˈbɑdiˌweɪt/ noun

Definition

The total mass of a person's body, or exercises that use only your own body weight as resistance without weights or machines.

Etymology

Compound of 'body' and 'weight.' Weight from Old English 'wiht' meaning burden or thing. Combined in modern usage, especially in fitness terminology.

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Bodyweight exercises are actually a humbling modern rediscovery—humans trained this way for thousands of years before gyms existed, and scientific studies show they're incredibly effective.

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