workout

noun

1. An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

   “The following guidelines for smart weekly scheduling can simplify this piece of the planning: Swim three or four workouts each week.”

   “Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.”

   “More extroverted people, for example, prefer high-intensity training sessions with others, such as team sports, while people who scored highly on “neuroticism,” a metric that measures someone’s emotional instability, preferred private workouts without people watching them and punctuated by short breaks.”

2. A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.

   “If athletes do too much too soon, they will be stiff and sore 24 to 48 hours after a new workout.”

   “I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day!”

3. (broadly)Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain.

   “Cynthia's phone got a workout, as well. In approximately three days since the news had hit the street, a total of five bridal showers had been booked, not to mention a luncheon at Esther Cunningham's and tea at Olivia Harper's.”

   “After the camera pans around and we welcome back a lot of familiar faces (Edmure Tully! Yara Greyjoy! Brienne!), the themes of opposition to fate, emotional appeals, and ethical duty get an even better workout.”