Definition of "regimen" []

• Governmental rule or control. (noun)
• The systematic procedure of a natural phenomenon or process. (noun)
• A regulated system, as of diet, therapy, or exercise, intended to promote health or achieve another beneficial effect. (noun)
• A course of intense physical training. (noun)

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• "This regimen is the most simple and requires minimal bookkeeping."
• "Claiming the only way she can stick to a fitness regimen is by making exercise enjoyable, she said using a hoop to tone her tummy is her current favorite."
• "Granted, I no longer have the kind of time I did as a student, and that kind of regimen is neither possible nor necessary in the lifestyle I have now."