Workout

How it is used

Used constantly by trainers, gym members and fitness apps. You do, finish, skip or log a workout, and people describe it as hard, quick, full-body or upper-body. Coaches of professional teams more often say training session.

Example sentences

1. I'm going to do a quick 30-minute workout before work.

2. Today's workout focuses on the legs, so we'll start with squats.

3. My watch logged the workout automatically.

Common collocations

• do a workout
• full-body workout
• skip a workout
• workout routine
• home workout

Related terms

• work outTo do physical exercise, especially in a gym or as a regular habit, in order to get fitter or stronger.
• warm-upLight exercise done before training or competition to raise body temperature and heart rate and prepare the muscles and joints for harder work.
• training programA planned series of workouts over weeks or months that sets out the exercises, sets, reps, intensity and rest needed to reach a goal.
• setA group of repetitions of an exercise done one after another without stopping, followed by a short rest.
• repShort for repetition: one complete performance of an exercise, such as lifting and lowering a weight once or doing one push-up.

More terms: Training & Workouts

• cool-down
• cardio
• strength training
• rest day
• HIIT
• progressive overload
• plateau
• circuit training
• hit the gym