How do you say ''work out'' in Japanese; I mean how can I express that I went to exercise?
I have seen 運動 and うんどう but I'm not sure if they share the same meaning.

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How do you say ''work out'' in Japanese; I mean how can I express that I went to exercise? 
I have seen 運動 and  うんどう but I'm not sure if they share the same meaning.

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運動 usually means moving your body for mainly health or fun. So, I think it is right. 

I went to exercise ≒　私は運動に行きました。or 私は運動をしにいきました。 
you can also ues エクササイズ instead of 　運動, it is more directly interpreted, I think. 

addition 
If subject of [ work out ]　is not human,　when [work out] means to go well, 運動 can not be used. 

technical: 運動 also be used for express moving itself. So, if you find 運動　in some scientific contexts, it often means just moving. 
e.g. 惑星の運動（moving of planets) 運動量（power of moving) etc.

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yes it should say 'mainly for health'

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Oh, by the way, about my English sentence above, is the location of mainlily correct? Shoud I move the word to between body and for?

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