Even before then, Hutchins had toyed with the idea of slow exercise before, only to lose interest. But low weight combined with slow movements seemed like the perfect program for these women: Following it, the women made dramatic gains in strength.
If meaning were to follow etymology, the BBC might have been asked to provide carriage-driving lessons. The original Latin meaning of curriculum was a course, but of the kind that one runs around (it came from currere, to run), or perhaps traverses in a racing chariot, a transferred sense.
n pl , curricula vitae an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applications, (Abbrev.) CV. (Latin, literally: the course of one's life) National Curriculum. n (in England and Wales) the curriculum of subjects taught in state schools progressively from 1989. There are ten foundation subjects: English, maths, and science (the core subjects); art, design and technology, geography, history, music, physical education, and a foreign language. Pupils are assessed according to specified attainment targets throughout each of four key stages.