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Work out

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˌwɜrk ˈaʊt/phrasal verbCore term

In sports & fitness, work out means: To do physical exercise, especially in a gym or as a regular habit, in order to get fitter or stronger.

In Turkish: spor yapmak, antrenman yapmak, çalışmak

How it is used

Very common in everyday conversation. People ask "How often do you work out?" and say they work out at home, at the gym or with a trainer. It usually suggests training for fitness, not playing a particular sport.

Example sentences

  1. I work out four times a week, mostly in the evenings.

  2. She has been working out with a personal trainer since January.

  3. Do you prefer to work out alone or in a group class?

Common collocations

  • work out at the gym
  • work out at home
  • work out regularly
  • work out with a trainer
  • workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.
  • hit the gymAn informal way of saying to go to the gym to exercise, often used to show energy or determination.
  • gymA building or room with equipment for physical exercise, such as weights, machines and treadmills; also called a fitness centre or health club.
  • personal trainerA fitness professional who designs exercise programmes for individual clients and supervises their sessions one to one.

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