When a body can said to be in motion? Can any bodybe at absolute rest? Share with your friends Share 0 Abhishek Bhartee answered this Always the body is in motion (Periodic Motion) as heartbeat or pulse rate and breathing rate. -2 View Full Answer Vijay Raghavan answered this no,motion is defined as anything which is moving respect to time. So the object undergoing the motion can't the in absolute rest -2