Exertive


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Ex`ert´ive


a.1.Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The exertive outdoor rituals of Hajj are already physically challenging in such hot weather for an average healthy adult pilgrim.
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'We have also summoned PHF exertive board meeting next month,' he said.
The great Irish playwright and London socialite drifted during his lifetime between exertive spiritual poles: his father's Protestantism and his homeland's Catholicism, British manners and Greek culture, the artistic virtuousness of John Ruskin and the aesthetic mischief of Walter Pater.
If that all sounds too exertive, what about sunrise meditation on a deserted beach, private yoga sessions, or a massage treatment at the in-house spa?
The African holistic dances and music of the Caribbean mentioned earlier are comparable to the Zar ritual in that they all involve exertive, synchronised movement to invigorating cadences, thereby representing an effective group bonding activity (see Bronwyn, et al, 2015).