Let's Learn English! Topic: Exercise and Fitness! 🚶‍♂️🏋️🏃🏽‍♀️ (Lesson Only)

So when you're lifting weights or jumping up and down it's

little softer and it's has a little cushion under your feet.

our house we have a mat. So if we work out at home it's just a

mat that they use when they work out. In our backroom of

they're not using it for yoga. But a lot of people will have a

it? And then a lot of people will have a mat. We call this a

futuristic. No one has a fitness tracker with a 3D

workout mat. Most people just call it a yoga mat. Even if

hologram. Pops up but that would be cool someday wouldn't

Um by the way I don't think anyone this is more of a

on my computer I can see a map of where I walk. But very fun.

has GPS built in. So it will if I go for a walk when I get back

your heart rate. Some of them do other things as well. Mine

fitness tracker will track the number of steps. It will track

Then my pulse will go to 135 or somewhere on there. But a

goes up to about 125 or 130. Um if I walk briskly up a hill.

out. So if you can't afford a personal trainer many people

Um when I'm at work it's usually around 75 or 80 if I'm

do it. This is the cheap way to get instruction for working

to the gym and go to a fitness class. Um and so workout videos

in and out better than normal clothing. Uh and we would call

this guy is watching a workout video. It looks like some type

This became very very popular during the pandemic. In Canada

That's very thin. So as I get warmer Um if it's raining or

walking around. Uh and again when I go for my walk my pulse

pants. So I have some active wear. I also have I don't

of clothing. Shoes, pants, shorts, shirts, T-shirts,

I have special pants that they're a little bit

waterproof. So if it does rain they're warmer than normal

not going to give you all the details. I'm not a personal

trainer. But if you have lots of money you can hire personal

exercising. Personal trainer. A personal trainer is someone who

slow walk. It's not really exercise. But when you go for a

you pay to help you work out. They will design a workout plan

minutes to get to the point where I feel like I'm actually

the weather is bad. Here when the weather is really bad. When

Then you don't get soaking wet and cold from walking in the

rain or in the snow. But yes treadmills are very nice. In

break a sweat. When you break a sweat it means your body gets

make it easier or harder to pedal. So the harder it is to

gym and I will walk to the gym in the rain and then I will

haven't done very much cardio lately. An exercise bike. So

what cardio is. So you would describe exercise as cardio. Oh

this is different than cycling. An exercise bike is a bike that

it you can pedal and you can exercise. Sometimes exercise

one thirty. So cardio any type of exercise where your heart

they said I need to walk they being after I had heart

the way. Cardiovascular. So anyways again any exercise you

three or four days a week where your heart rate is over 125

forces you to use different muscles in your body. And the

beats per minute would be considered cardio. So for me

heart rate goes above 130 beats per minute. We measure our

sitting in this pose and meditating a little bit. When

the word cardiovascular. Anything that is cardiovascular

weight machines because I have a little bit more control. Jen

lift. But I like to use a weight machine. So a weight

nothing for a while my pulse goes down to about sixty-five.

weights right now. There's machines where you push away.

to increase your muscle mass and your strength. These

will watch a workout video. And then of course there are things

look like. There's a small bar and there are weights at each

on the end. Um and then you can adjust how much you're going to

It also says that my pulse my pulse is eighty-two. That's not

called fitness trackers. So my fitness tracker says that I

basketball. You couldn't go and lift weights. You couldn't go

work out. Um usually it's a bit stretchier as well than normal

workout channels or exercise channels. So you'll see here

jackets, any kind of clothing that you would wear when you

personal trainer is someone who is an expert at working out and

actually have it here. I also have a jacket that I wear.

helps you workout properly. Active wear. So we might call

and in probably every other country gyms were closed. You

personal trainer will say okay we're going to start with this

the outdoors. Um and it it actually looks a lot like this

of yoga and he is watching the video in order to learn how to

have taken two hundred and forty-eight steps today so far.

will hire a personal trainer so that when they start working on

the movie they look great and are in great shape. So anyways

too bad considering I'm talking. When I sit and do

became very very popular. In fact on YouTube two types of

warm and you start start to perspire. You start to sweat.

he's going to do at the gym. When he goes to the gym his

start with this machine. You're going to do do it 12 times and

way there's things called reps and sets with working out. I'm

clothing. Um it breathes better. That means it lets air

the gym. This guy has probably hired this woman to be his

trainer. Many celebrities especially actors and actresses

you break a sweat. And then keep walking for 20 to 30

means he's definitely exercising. If you do something

In fact the purpose of a brisk walk is to make sure that you

for you. They will show you how to do different exercises at

personal trainer. That means he does have to think about what

I think I've taught many of you that word before. A stroll is a

brisk walk you move your arms a bit more. You walk really fast.

walk. I like to go for a brisk walk. You can go for a stroll.

exercise bike and some people own their own treadmill.

for you. They will design a strategy. They will set goals

equipment to own. By the way there's another term for you.

weights. I am neither. I am neither I am not a body builder

then I will use the exercise bike. That's sometimes nicer.

a weightlifter is trying they will they will look good

Channels grew during the pandemic. Cooking channels and

show off their muscles. They'll pose and then they'll be judged

get to. So at least that's my non-professional definition of

is as a workout. I do like using the exercise bike at the

in order to kind of work their way up to lifting the most

doesn't move. It just sits in one spot. But when you sit on

else called a treadmill. A treadmill is something that you

bikes will have adjustable resistance. That means you can

rate goes up above a certain amount. If you're younger it

it active wear. Some people will watch a workout video.

and then it causes you to get warm and start to sweat. Um

couldn't go to the gym. You couldn't go and play

bad weather it lets me sweat a little bit. It lets me enjoy

the gym later today. Are you going to hit the gym tomorrow?

this fitness gear. We might call it workout gear. Um I call

You can see this guy he's definitely done something where

walk I wear I don't wear jeans. I don't wear my dress pants. Um

one just a different colour. So active wear would be any type

Exercise equipment. And this is how I would describe how I

it active wear. Activewear refers to clothing that is

to the gym for a couple of weeks. I need to hit the gym

builder would be someone who tries to get their body in

it's definitely then exercise. Um and again that was another

minutes after that point. So it takes me about five or 10

machine which I think is a squat machine. We're going to

means simply to go to the gym. You could say I'm going to hit

recommendation I got from my doctor. You need to walk until

then take a 30 second break and then do it some more. By the

though I like walking in the rain I will go and use the

muscles. Because they're going to go into a competition to

to. We have another phrase in English to hit the gym. This

fact a lot of people in North America actually own their own

want. If I wanted to I could go work out at three o'clock in

consider that exercise cardio. Cardio is a short version of

in the rain by the way. I don't know why. There's something

have one at home. A treadmill is a nice way to exercise when

do that raises your heart rate above a certain a number of

can walk or run on when you're at the gym. Or you might even

it has caused him to break a sweat. He is sweating. That

refers to the heart. You might have to look that word up by

fifty-one. If my heart rate goes over 125 or 130 we would

treadmill at the gym. Sometimes I will use the treadmill and

They're not cheap but they are nice pieces of exercise

pedal the higher your heart rate will go. And the better it

it's snowing or when it's raining really hard. Even

work out and use the Exercise bite. I actually like walking

beats per minute. So I usually try to get a little bit over

gym. Sometimes when the weather's bad I will go to the

last time I did some yoga I was sore the next day because you

I need to do some cardio today. Um I'm going to go running. I

you can see the weights on the far end we would call those

heart rate in beats per minute. For me at the A age of

while you don't you can go anytime of day and then you you

And for me when I go to the gym in order to get in I need my

you do yoga you do a number of different poses. And each pose

plates. Each one weighs a different amount. But a weight

just use your card at the front door and it goes beep and then

talking about today would be a place where you can go to work

instructor and everyone else is probably following along. So as

out like what these two guys are doing. And then a weight

a fitness class They're outside. There's probably I

don't do and that causes your body to respond by building a

following along. They are learning to do the exercises or

more about relaxing and less about exercise. But if you've

surgery. They said you need to walk for at least 20 minutes

might be like 135 or 140 or 145. That might be you need to

the instructor shows them different exercises they are

class would be a yoga class. So sometimes people think yoga is

about 3. 8 to four miles per hour. If I walk that fast my

put your body in different positions that you normally

doing the exercises with the instructor. One common type of

rate go up. When I walk I want it to be cardio. So I walk at

for a class to just to help them be motivated. It's similar

to exercise on their own. I like to walk on my own. People

to take a class with other people. So these people are in

designed for people who are exercising. So when I go for a

So cardio is any type of exercise that makes your heart

think the person in the middle at the front is probably the

decide that you want to take a fitness class. Some people love

bit of muscle. Um there's a type of exercise called cardio.

control what I'm doing. So I think when I was younger I was

ever done a yoga class you'll know that it's much more than

where you push up. There's machines where you pull down

like this person is doing. Um I like those because I find when

and I am not a weightlifter. Although when I was in

competition. Um this is different though than someone

is more concerned with learning to lift really really heavy

dumbbells and barbells. Weights are anything you lift in order

end. Um sometimes you can add and remove the weights from the

help control them. So maybe I should do that. You might

machine I find for me because the machine helps control your

that helps you build others Small muscles in your body to

you can learn on your own. But sometimes it's more enjoyable

number of times. These are called dumbbells. There's

weights are pretty common. Um this is what weights generally

people find it better to take a fitness class. They'll sign up

different areas to work out. It has exercise bikes and weights

to taking an English class. When you're learning English

There's machines where you pull towards you. There's machines

who run sometimes like to just run by themselves. But some

because weightlifting will build muscles but they're

That does not have a place to play sports. It has a number of

more likely to use free weights but now I like to use the

how their body looks. So generally a body builder is

weights it's actually good that they're hard to control because

say I'm going to do a workout. In that case it becomes one

when I do those types of weights. Sometimes it's hard to

I do free weight So we would call these free weights. I find

end of the bar like with a barbell. So you can put weights

who is a weightlifter. A weightlifter is lifting weights

soon so that I can be in better shape. So there's a few

pay a certain amount of money per month. My gym is $30 per

meanings. At our school we have a gym. It's a large space where

bathing suit at the competition they can try and win that

right? And you move and you bend over and you you lean from

bodybuilder is someone who wants everything to look

their arm muscles, their chest muscles. They want it all to

has a couple different meanings. The meaning I'm

primarily concerned with how much they can lift. Not with

sore? Oh I hit the gym yesterday and it was a really

and they'll try to win a bodybuilding competition. So a

in it. Okay so this is probably not the best example. Although

better. I wanted to look good. So I've mentioned weights a

hard workout. So it's kind of a it's not really slang but it's

different terms for people who go to the gym. Most people go

movement. So there's machines ooh it's like like I've lifted

university I I will admit I did lift weights to try and look

card. When I go to the gym I can show that card in order to

the door opens. So you can actually work out anytime you

side to side. Now stretching is something that helps your

room would be when I was in university we did there wasn't

where you could work out. So not sure I'm explaining totally

perfect. They want all of their muscles, their leg muscles,

and different things you can do in order to be healthier. Jim

Yeah I'm going to hit the gym later today. Why are you so

membership card. In fact it's a little different for me. It's

go to work out.

some people go because they are actual body builders. A body

a gym on campus. But in the dorm there was a weight room.

has an actual bigger card. But you need a card in order to get

the morning. I don't ever do that but I could if I wanted

just on my keychain here. Um in this little video the person

weight possible. A weightlifter would be someone who would love

get in. But lately our gym well lately it's been this way for a

in the gym. You do need to pay a membership. You do need to

look perfect so that when they're in a pretty skimpy

kind of a slang way to say go to the gym. Um or you could say

overweight. They are able to do something that I probably

more concerned with how their body looks. And a weight lifter

word. So if you're going to work out today you will

correctly. At our school we have a weight room as well.

called a workout. We generally don't talk about running or

just to be healthy. To work out. To lift some weights. But

to go to the Olympics to be in the weightlifting division. So

room is generally any room that has lots of different weights

Bob needs to hit the gym a little bit more. I haven't been

different activities or exercises. Notice though I used

that's spelled this way. I can also switch it to a noun and

even go to the gym. Stretch. So there's a couple things that

really good shape. Tries to have lots of really big

month. It costs me $30 per month. I have a membership

muscle to loosen up a bit. It kind of removes a bit of pain

he's very very toned. Um this is something that I'm not

this is also called a gym. I have a membership at a gym.

There's a place not the gym. I am probably confusing. But

tricep. And you can see the muscles in his forearm. Because

There was a place where you could go where they had weights

body can start flowing and my heart can get ready. Um I don't

overweight you are very slim and trim and you could probably

summer and early fall I was quite lean. I had walked quite

But a fit person would be slim. They would be very lean. They

exercise is always good before you go harder. So a gym it's

picture instead of the video you can see his muscles. You

has suggested that I should be using both. That with free

can see his shoulder muscles. You can see his bicep and

go the full normal walking speed. So I normally walk about

you can play basketball or volleyball or other sports. But

3 point8 miles per hour. I'm not sure what that is in

at the gym. So when you are in shape once again you are not

interesting in English a gym has a couple different

a walk I stretch a little bit. And then I walk for about two

someone working out. They're usually doing some push ups

guts yeah. Um when you're toned it just means that even when

kilometres per hour. But doing a little bit of warm up

wear a shirt like this. So this person in fact if I go to the

what this man is doing. You kind of lengthen your muscles

toned. I'm not I think somebody that oh Mode said show us your

well there's different theory. One theory is that you should

or 3 minutes. Pretty slowly. Just so that my blood and my

they are fit. They are probably really lean. That means you're

not overweight when you're really lean. At the end of last

it's a little easier as well. But certainly when you swim

if you have a little bit of pain. Um but I did mention

doing okay now but I do need to start watching things again.

stretch before you exercise. Another theory is that you

another word and that's the word to warm up. When I go for

every morning. When you stretch it means you you kind of do

it's very you're in the water. That's what I like about

this person. Uh you might get some 10 pound weights and you

should never stretch at all. Um but I do actually stretch a bit

all the muscles in this activity but when you train

might use them to try and increase the amount of strength

push ups. So any kind of physical activity can also be

strength and to do some strength training I used a

should stretch after you exercise. Some people think you

some chin ups. They're lifting some weights. They're doing all

you're relaxing it's easy to see muscle definition is how we

in shape. And then toned. When we describe someone as being

person has decided to work out. They have decided to do some

walking or cycling as a workout. When you talk about

probably put on a short sleeve shirt and some shorts and

when you do weights there's a couple different ways to say it

see some of your muscles if you wear a shirt like this. You are

ride. So we do use cycling. You could say oh I go cycling. Um

you'll find a place in your house to work out or you might

I'm a I'm a cyclist. That's what I do for exercise. This is

workout in two ways. I can say I'm going to work out today and

take care of yourself physically we would say that

brother has to stay in shape. Because he trains other people

same amount of time as opposed to walking or running. But I

word or So when you are in shape it means that you

side to the other and keep their balance. If you know

sister's in great shape. She exercises everyday. Or my

I don't know. It's cool because you can go really far in the

there's another way to say it. I think those would be the two

swimming there's a lot more splashing because I'm not very

land really hard when you go running. Uh when you go cycling

in shape they have the same meaning. You would say oh my

in order to just have some strength it's nice to have

then I'm going to talk about the verb workout. So this

cycling. Swim. I do not swim like this guy. Um when I go

bike. What did you do yesterday? I went for a bike

there's a room where they have all the weights where you can

wouldn't be able to do. They can lift move a weight from one

toned. We're saying that we can see their muscles when they

a bit. And I had lost some weight. I was very lean. I'm

swimming. I don't swim for exercise very often. But

about lifting weights. You might want to review that one

someone who exercises regularly you would probably say that

you are fit. The people in this video are fit. They are not

great way to get your heart rate up to exercise a little

because it's a lot easier on your body. What I mean by that

measured in kilograms or pounds. So you might get a

exercise regularly. In fact when you're fit or when you're

would say it. So this person is definitely very very toned. And

good at swimming. But swimming is a cool form of exercise

would be in shape is what we would say. Which is the next

with weights when you use weights when you lift weights

couple of two pound weights and lift them above your head like

after the lesson. When you exercise regularly when you

it helps you get stronger I like to do weights a couple

certainly I do enjoy going swimming in the summer to cool

in your biceps or your triceps. This is your bicep and triceps.

most common. What do you do for exercise? I like to ride my

slower version of motion. This is my preferred exercise. I

times a week I like to lift weights a couple times a week

bunch of different words and phrases in that last section

is when you go running you're it's very jarring. Like you you

called barbells or dumbbells. You get weights and they'll be

like to go for a walk everyday or every other day. It's just a

bit. So you might cycle. So in English we use a lot of

Hard to see on the screen isn't it? Um I'm not going to name

getting really close aren't they? When you walk both feet

stay on the ground at all times. So walking is kind of a

technically a walk. If you're wondering what the difference

are off the ground. When you walk basically these people are

go for a jog the next day your legs will probably be a bit

sore. So excellent excellent thing to do if You want some

haven't really done much of it. Maybe I should do a bit more

You're less likely to fall over if you trip. So exercise has

ride. You might go cycling. Uh you might decide let me see if

should be planning each week to do some exercise. One thing

They're actually kind of marching a little bit but it is

different ways to describe this. You might go for a bike

for a jog. If I switch this to the I N G form of the verb I

do. But I do try to do it as regularly as possible. There

a walk or you can go walking or you can walk. Another another

or I like jogging. Sorry that there's so many different

many many benefits. It makes your heart healthier if you can

as a noun as well. These two people are going for a walk.

another verb where there's some variations and you can use it

every one of us should be putting into our week. We

is between a walk and a run. When you run at times both feet

off. To lift weights. When you lift weights you get what are

balance as well. If you exercise as an older person.

exercise. Go for a run or go for a jog. You can also go for

could say I like to go running or I like to go jogging. So

Sometimes in English we'll say I like to run I like to go for

versions. But certainly this is a form of exercise that will

a run or I like running. I like to jog. I like to go for a jog

through a series of move or you do an activity or you play a

stay in shape. So once again welcome to this English lesson

It's good to take a break sometimes as well. Um but this

get your heart rate up when you exercise. So something each and

to make sure our bodies stay in shape. When you exercise you go

make your heart rate go up and I'm sure if you go for a run or

move really quickly in different directions. It gives

that is very common is people will go for a run or they'll go

healthy food. You can exercise. You can make sure you relax.

gives you better when you're older it helps with your

English lesson this morning will focus on exercise as one

Exercise is something you do so that you stay healthy. Exercise

is healthy. Um exercise is something I sometimes forget to

rapidly when you exercise all of this is good for your bodies

of the main things that people do in order to stay healthy and

are a number of things you can do to stay healthy. You can eat

about exercise. Exercise. So as I stated in the introduction.

is physical activity that you do everyday or every other day.

Well hello and welcome to this English lesson about exercise.

you more strength so that you can lift heavier things. Um it

not what I do for exercise. I find cycling to Be a little bit

it helps you to have more agility that's the ability to

sport usually you will sweat and you will start to breathe

it's just a softer thing to have under your feet.

Exercise is physical activity. It's something we do in order

So that your muscles are in good shape. So that your heart