street workout

English

Noun

street workout (countable and uncountable, plural street workouts)

1. (uncountable) A combination of athletics, calisthenics, and sports performed in parks or other public outdoor locations.

   Synonym: (initialism) SW

   Near-synonyms: calisthenics, bodyweight training

   • 2020, Mansoor Muallim, Encyclopedia of Business ideas:

     Street workout equipment is accessible to individuals of all fitness levels and ages, promoting inclusivity.

   • 2021, Elena Omelchenko, Youth in Putin's Russia, page 103:

     The masculine discourse of the street workout includes a combination of concepts of strong physicality significant for traditional models of masculinity, alongside neoliberal discourses of individual responsibility for bodily self-production. Street workout participants develop themselves, transforming their bodies into meanings of power, success and health.

   • 2023, Willis Benson, Calisthenics for Beginners:

     Street workout is quickly spreading across the world, from its humble origins in American parks and playgrounds to the more extreme calisthenics practices used in the UK.

2. (countable) A workout (exercise session) practiced as part of a program of street workout.
   • 2013, William A. Gonzalez, Black Bubblegum, page 121:

     Mr. Buff Man repeats his street workouts and crack smoking for months like clockwork.

   • 2018, Dietrich Jung, ‎Stephan Stetter, Modern Subjectivities in World Society, page 120:

     Since 2013, the group Bar Palestine has been doing street workouts in the ruins and on the beaches of the Gaza Strip.

   • 2021, Shawn Burke, Home Fitness Regimen Training Guide:

     Or maybe you need something more specific? Like a set of monkey bars, you can use to do your home street workouts.