शरीरायासजननं कर्म व्यायामसंज्ञितम् |
तत् कृत्वा तु सुखं देहं विमृद्नीयात् समन्ततः ||
śarīrāyāsajanaṁ karma vyāyāma-saṁjñitam |
tat-kṛtvā tu sukhaṁ dehaṁ vimṛdrīyāt samantataḥ ||
(Suśruta-saṁhitā: Cikitsā-sthāna, 4.38)
“Action that produces fatigue in the body is called vyāyāma (exercise). After doing this, however, thoroughly massage the relaxed body.”