training

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour: in-service training for staff
  • the action of undertaking a course of exercise and diet in preparation for a sporting event: you’ll have to go into strict training

Phrases

in (or out of) training

undergoing (or no longer undergoing) physical training for a sporting event: they are in training for the big game
physically fit (or unfit) as a result of the amount of training one has undertaken: he is out of training after a knee operation we’re completely out of training