English–Spanish
“exercise” in Spanish
How to say “exercise” in Spanish
“Exercise” in Spanish is gimnasia. gimnasia can also mean “gymnastics”.
Practice of physical exercises for maintaining or improving fitness.
Example sentences with gimnasia
En el colegio los niños hacen gimnasia en el patio.
At school the children do gymnastics in the schoolyard.
Tips for using gimnasia
- Spanish distinguishes ir al gimnasio (go to the gym) and hacer gimnasia (do exercises), and for casual workouts hacer ejercicio is often more common than hacer gimnasia.
Other Spanish words for “exercise”
Siempre hago ejercicio por la mañana.
I always do some exercise in the morning.
El presidente puede ejercer su autoridad.
The president can exercise his authority.