The phrase "a modest exercise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an activity or task that is simple, not overly demanding, or of limited scope.
Example: "Completing the questionnaire was just a modest exercise that took only a few minutes."
Alternatives: "a simple task" or "a minor activity".
Poor Homo sapiens -- compared with records like that, the Beijing competition is just a modest exercise.
The findings suggest that a modest exercise program "is an effective, robust treatment for patients with major depression," said the report in the October issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
And since a modest exercise bout does not burn nearly as many calories as an intense one, people who exercised modestly ended up with very few extra calories burned afterward.
A modest exercise habit can help keep you sharper into old age, give you more energy to take on the day, and improve your mood.
One of the overarching goals of this study was to determine whether a relatively modest exercise stimulus could have a persistent effect on insulin sensitivity into the next day in adults at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Besides the drugs, the regimen involved modest exercise, a low-calorie diet and nutritional supplements, some sold by the clinic.
Eager for some modest exercise and an opportunity to show off my toes, I took a brisk walk along Collins Avenue, a lively place on a Saturday night, lined with shops, outdoor cafes and its vintage Art Deco hotels.
NATO warplanes mounted a modest air exercise.
To Russia's fury, NATO staged a modest military exercise in Georgia.
1. Make time for modest exercise at least three times a week for thirty minutes.
The increase in sample size created a slight improvement in power, on average, and adequately accounted for an anticipated 10% loss-to-follow up and more modest exercise adherence that we postulated might occur with the higher demands associated with the exercise intervention in the HIGH volume arm of the trial.
