Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A session of exercise or practice to improve fitness, as for athletic competition.
- noun A strenuous test of ability and endurance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
exercise session ; aperiod ofphysical exercise. - noun A
schedule orprogram of specificexercises , especially one intended to achieve a particulargoal . - noun by extension Any
activity that requires muchphysical ormental effort , or producesstrain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
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Examples
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I mean, the term workout, you should feel like you're working.
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Ok, I hate the term workout, but it seems to summarize the actual activity of flailing my arms and legs about wildly for 40 minutes and / or 'til my face turns purple.
Irish Blogs 2009
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If you can send your, what they call workout package, if you can send that in one bundle so that they have everything that they need at one time, you're going to be more successful then you can send in your materials piecemeal over a period of time.
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And as Mr. Vernon himself says at one point in the trailer: The word 'workout' sort of sucks.
NYT > Home Page By RANDY KENNEDY 2011
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Today's workout is an interval run with a couple of five-minute fast-paced intervals.
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And so it goes, with the phone telling me to speed up and slow down until the workout is complete.
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And so it goes, with the phone telling me to speed up and slow down until the workout is complete.
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Today's workout is an interval run with a couple of five-minute fast-paced intervals.
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Today's workout is an interval run with a couple of five-minute fast-paced intervals.
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And so it goes, with the phone telling me to speed up and slow down until the workout is complete.
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