Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of the like: And similar kinds or types; alike in category.
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• regardless of
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• strength: Condition of being strong
• amount: Quantity of something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• imperative: The state of demanding notice or attention
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• sedentary: (Of a job, life style) done while sitting
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• tremendously: Very well or very impressively
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• skeletal: Of the bones of the body
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• kosher: Being honest and correct
• comp: Intensive examination of specialized information