Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in form: In good physical condition; fit.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
• such as: For example; like
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• balance beam: A narrow horizontal beam used in gymnastics for performing balancing exercises.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strength: Condition of being strong
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• due: When something is required or expected
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• physique: The shape and size of a human body
• mobility: Ability to move
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• elevate: To make something higher
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• circulatory: Concerning the movement of blood through the body
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• agility: Graceful quick and nimble movements
• cardio: Concerning the hearrt
• uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• atlas: Book of maps
• athleticism: Degree of strength and physically capabilities
• judo: Sport where you try to unbalance your opponent
• strongman: Man who performs feats of strength at a fair
• kickboxing: Sport of boxing with your feet
• calisthenic: Concerning exercises to strengthen muscles
• pommel: To hit or strike repeatedly