Ma'anar ƙamus na "horon motsa jiki" yana nufin al'adar hanawa, sarrafawa, da kuma gyara raunin da ya faru da kuma yanayin kiwon lafiya wanda ya shafi 'yan wasa da kuma masu motsa jiki. Ya haɗa da aikace-aikacen ka'idodin likitancin wasanni da dabaru don haɓaka lafiyar jiki, haɓaka aiki, da rage haɗarin rauni. Horon wasanni yawanci ya haɗa da kimantawa, jiyya, da kuma gyara raunin tsoka, da haɓaka shirye-shiryen kwantar da hankali, tsare-tsaren abinci mai gina jiki, da dabarun rigakafin rauni. Masu horar da 'yan wasa ƙwararrun kiwon lafiya ne waɗanda suka ƙware a horon motsa jiki kuma suna aiki a wurare daban-daban, kamar makarantu, jami'o'i, ƙungiyoyin wasanni, da wuraren kiwon lafiya.