workout

American  

[wurk-out] / ˈwɜrkˌaʊt /

noun

1. a trial or practice session in athletics, as in running, boxing, or football.

2. a structured regime of physical exercise.

   She goes to the gym for a workout twice a week.

3. any trial or practice session.

4. an act or instance of working something out.

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Etymology

Origin of workout

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase work out

Example Sentences

Many women in particular, aware of the importance of strength training after menopause, are curious if EMS could be their new resistance workout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“I put on over 9 pounds of muscle in seven weeks after taking the therapy, despite not changing my workout or my diet.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Jolyon is played by a male model whose lustrous mane gets more of a workout than his emotional range.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

From the first notes of its new single “Specter” — a brooding vocal workout for Sebastian that ended on pulverizing riffs — Bad Omens used cutting-edge tools and underground influence to elicit arena-rock catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

If you want a workout, you don’t lift a book—you lift weights.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Related Words

• conditioning
• drill
• rehearsal
• routine
• session
• test
• training
• tryout