warm-down

noun

A set of exercises carried out after a fitness routine in order to return the body gradually to its normal state, analogous to the warm-up done before the routine.

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Meanings

nounwarm-down (plural warm-downs)

plural warm-downs

  1. A set of exercises carried out after a fitness routine in order to return the body gradually to its normal state, analogous to the warm-up done before the routine.

Origin

Formed as an opposite for warm-up.

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Translations

Finnish loppuverryttely
  • loppuverryttelyexercise carried out after workout
French décrassage
  • décrassageexercise carried out after workout
Cite this entry
APA

warm-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-down

MLA

“warm-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warm-down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-down.

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