workout
pronunciation
How to pronounce workout in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːkaʊt]
How to pronounce workout in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrkaʊt]
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- Noun:
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
Word Origin
- workout (n.)
- 1909, "boxing bout for training," from work (v.) + out (adv.). General sense of "spell of strenuous physical exercise" is attested by 1922. Verbal phrase work out "solve" (a problem, etc.) is from 1848. Sense of "succeed" attested by 1909.
Example
- 1. You should always end your workout with a cooldown .
- 2. Could a simple memory workout make you smarter ?
- 3. New research suggests a little music can make your workout better yet .
- 4. Piggybacking on the running time saver , for your weigh-lifting workouts , try adapting it to a home workout .
- 5. Warm up right before you plan to start your workout .