In the exercise world, “bout” is often used to describe a period of exercise.
In the real world, many people don’t enjoy exercise. And exercise is incredibly important for all of us – diabetes or not – so it makes sense to use more positive words around this topic.
I think a “bout” of exercise sounds awful. It reminds me of a “bout” of pneumonia, or some other illness, which is a pretty negative thing.
I just saw an article that used “burst” of exercise. That seems much more exciting, energetic, and positive than “bout.” I vote for using “burst” to describe a period of exercise from now on. That may seem like a small, picky request, but what if it really made people want to participate? Personally, I’d much rather do something that gives me a burst than a bout. Just saying.
PS The article also said that even “bursts” of exercise as short as two minutes count! Now that’s some good news.