Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• sedentary lifestyle: A way of life that involves little physical activity.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• upper-body strength: The physical power and force in the muscles of the torso, arms, and shoulders.
• hang with: To spend time with someone.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strength: Condition of being strong
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• due: When something is required or expected
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• insanely: In an insane manner
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• goblet: Large wine glass with a tall stem