Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in phase: Occurring at the same time or in a synchronized manner; having matching cycles.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• got to: To arrive at some place
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• at rest: Not moving or being used.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• in my honest opinion: Stating a sincere and truthful personal opinion.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• work out
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• warm down: To do gentle exercise after intense activity to recover.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• burn through: To use up a supply of something, especially money, very quickly.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• barely: Only just; just possible
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• workout: Energetic exercise
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• daily: Happening every day
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• physique: The shape and size of a human body
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• interval: Distance in pitch between two notes
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• elliptical: Indirect
• modality: Way in which thing, e.g. computer function, works
• adherence: Faithful support a cause, religion, etc.
• underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese