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Circuit training

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˈsɜrkɪt ˌtreɪnɪŋ/nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, circuit training means: A workout in which you move quickly from one exercise or station to the next with little rest, usually repeating the whole series several times.

In Turkish: istasyon çalışması, devre antrenmanı

How it is used

Popular in group classes, schools and team conditioning. A circuit has several stations (squats, push-ups, skipping), and people do a circuit or complete three rounds of the circuit.

Example sentences

  1. Today's circuit training has eight stations, 40 seconds each.

  2. We use circuit training in pre-season to build general fitness.

Common collocations

  • circuit training class
  • do a circuit
  • circuit station
  • bodyweight circuit
  • HIITShort for high-intensity interval training: short bursts of very hard exercise alternating with brief recovery periods.
  • workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.
  • kettlebellA round cast-iron weight with a handle on top, used for swinging, lifting and carrying exercises.
  • plankA core exercise in which you hold your body in a straight line, supported on your forearms or hands and your toes, without moving.

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