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Erholungssport

recreational sport

noun er-HOH-loongs-shport Rare

Also means

recuperative exercise

Usage Note

Erholungssport is physical activity specifically aimed at relaxation and recovery rather than competition: walking, gentle cycling, yoga. Recommended by doctors as part of a healthy lifestyle; distinct from rehabilitative Rehasport which has a therapeutic framework.

Examples

"Nach dem stressigen Arbeitsjahr gönnte er sich drei Wochen Erholungssport am See."

Natural Translation

After the stressful work year he treated himself to three weeks of recreational sport by the lake.

Literal Translation

After the stressful work-year granted he himself three weeks recreational-sport at-the lake.

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