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circuit training

American  

noun

  1. a workout technique involving a series of exercises performed in rotation with minimal rest, often using different pieces of apparatus.


circuit training British  

noun

  1. a form of athletic training in which a number of exercises are performed in turn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He also set a high bar for workouts, as Rams teammate Jared Verse learned when he joined Donald for a punishing series of full-body circuit training in July — months after Donald retired.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

At Inception, Mr McCullar has designed boot camps and circuit training featuring equipment to help the brain relax: infrared saunas, zero-gravity chairs, flotation therapy tanks and neurofeedback therapy.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2023

For the circuit training, we did 10 reps of each activity, did all the exercises, then repeated.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2021

Equipment for online or app-based circuit training – medicine balls especially – exploded.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2020

After working with Jake, I realized that circuit training was the piece of the puzzle that I had been missing prior to 2012.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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