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Aufwärmübung

warm-up exercise

noun OWF-verm-ue-bung Rare

Also means

stretching drill

Usage Note

Aufwärmübung refers to any pre-activity stretching or light exercise routine. Athletes do Aufwärmübungen before training to reduce injury risk; coaches often structure a set sequence of five to ten minutes of Aufwärmen.

Examples

"Die Aufwärmübung dauerte zehn Minuten, bevor das eigentliche Training begann."

Natural Translation

The warm-up exercise lasted ten minutes before the actual training began.

Literal Translation

The warm-up-exercise lasted ten minutes, before the actual training began.

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