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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to stretch up |
to do exercises to make your muscles more relaxed before
activity |
Let's stretch up before the game! |
| 2 |
flexibility |
the measure of how much you can move your body or limbs |
Cats have amazing amounts of flexibility. |
| 3 |
to do the splits |
to put your body into a position in which your legs are 180
degrees apart |
I can't do the splits, so I will never be a successful
ballerina. |
| 4 |
to pull a muscle |
to injure a muscle by stretching it too far |
While trying to complete the marathon, I pulled a muscle in my
leg. |
| 5 |
to be vigorous |
of an activity, to be fast and energetic |
Doctors recommend at least half an hour of vigorous exercise
five times a week. |
| 6 |
to be aerobic |
of an activity, to cause you to breathe harder and increase
your heart rate |
Walking is a good aerobic exercise; lifting weights is
not. |
| 7 |
to have endurance |
to be able to continue exercise for a long time |
Marathon runners have a lot of endurance. |
| 8 |
to be fit |
to be healthy and able to do exercise easily |
I am pretty fit; I climb ten flights of stairs every day. |
| 9 |
to be out of shape |
to be unhealthy, to find exercise very difficult |
He was so out of shape that walking uphill made him feel
dizzy. |
| 10 |
to get into shape |
to become healthy |
After years of being fat, I finally got into shape in my
30's. |
| 11 |
to stay in shape |
to stay healthy after becoming so |
I stay in shape by doing push-ups every morning. |
| 12 |
to get back into shape |
to become healthy again after ceasing to be healthy |
I used to be so thin in high school, but now I'm fat and can't
exercise; I want to get back into shape. |
| 13 |
to put on weight |
to become heavier due to eating too much |
I put on weight since high school. |
| 14 |
to lose weight |
to become lighter due to exercising and eating less |
In the summer, I always lose weight because I am happier and
more active. |
| 15 |
a regimen |
a rigid system of exercise and eating |
I follow a regimen featuring daily push-ups and vegetables five
times a week. |
| 16 |
to burn calories |
to turn food into heat by way of exercise |
If you burn more calories than you eat, you will never get
fat. |
| 17 |
metabolism |
the rate at which your body naturally turns food into
energy |
His metabolism was really slow, so he got fat even if he ate a
little bit. |
| 18 |
to go on a diet |
to change your way of eating in order to become healthier or
thinner |
Many people go on diets after the New Year, but few people
continue for more than a few months. |
| 19 |
to cut down on ~ |
to reduce the amount of something |
I am trying to cut down on sugar, so I stopped drinking
soda. |
| 20 |
Body-Mass Index |
a measure of the ratio of muscle and fat in your body |
Body-Mass Index is a good way to determine your overall
health. |
| 21 |
nutrition |
everything related to the foods you eat and how your body uses
those foods to survive |
Good nutrition is the cornerstone of good health. |