regimen
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
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Grammar. government.
noun
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Also called: regime. a systematic way of life or course of therapy, often including exercise and a recommended diet
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administration or rule
Etymology
Origin of regimen
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: rule, government, guidance, equivalent to reg ( ere ) to rule + -i- -i- + -men, noun suffix of result
Example Sentences
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For some EMS is their sole workout, for others it fits into a broader fitness regimen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Norris also maintained other income steams, including a long-running role as a pitchman for the Total Gym line of exercise equipment, promoting his fitness regimen well into his 80s.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
When researchers analyzed participants who consistently followed the vitamin D regimen, they noticed a potential signal related to long COVID.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
Perhaps this is best illustrated by the book’s seemingly benign advice: He promotes an exercise regimen consisting of three different kinds of training over at least 10 hours a week.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
I rearrange a few pill bottles, making sure one more time that everything is in the same chronological order as what I programmed into the app after cross-referencing his Donkey Kong-covered regimen.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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