exercising

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To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.“to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle”
To perform physical activity for health or training.“I exercise at the gym every day.”
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.“She is going to exercise her right to vote.”
(now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.“exercised with pain”