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daily exercise — regular physical activity

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physical activity that you do every day to stay healthy and fit.

Say it like a native

Textbook I engage in physical exertion on a daily basis.

Native I get some exercise every day.

'Physical exertion on a daily basis' is stiff; 'get some exercise' / 'exercise daily' is natural.

Pattern: do/have/get + daily exercise

In use

  • She tries to get some daily exercise by cycling to work.health
  • In my opinion, daily exercise is essential for maintaining both physical and mental health.IELTS speaking

Common mistake

✗ I make daily exercise in the morning.

✓ I do daily exercise in the morning.

You 'do exercise' or 'exercise' — never 'make exercise'.

Common collocations

  • daily exercise — get, gentle, do, a bit of

Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'occasional exercise,' which means only sometimes.

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