Name: Talking About Exercise in English | Fitness Vocabulary | Easy English Podcast
Uploaded: 2026-02-27T04:58:08.000Z
Duration: 26 min 46 s
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Mike, I. I have to tell you something funny that happened this morning.

So I set my alarm for 5:30am because I told myself, today is the day I'm going to exercise before work.

I turned off the alarm, rolled over, and slept until 7.

I do the same thing at least three times a week.

This is actually perfect because today we're talking about exercise in English.

The thing we all know we should do more of, but

somehow we find every excuse not to do it.

And I think our listeners will really connect with this topic because everyone has a relationship with exercise.

Some people love it, some people hate it, and most of us are somewhere in the middle.

And there's so much great vocabulary we can learn when talking about fitness and staying active.

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Now, Mike, let's talk about exercise vocabulary.

There are some important words and phrases that will help our listeners talk about fitness.

Sarah, you mentioned earlier that you wanted to exercise this morning.

Cardio is a type of exercise that makes your heart beat faster.

Cardio is short for cardiovascular exercise.

When you do cardio, you usually breathe hard and sweat.

When you tone your muscles, you make them stronger and more defined.

You can see the shape of the muscles better.

Some people say, I want to tone my arms or I'm trying to tone my stomach.

Here's a word everyone knows after they start sore.

When your muscles are sore, they hurt or ache because you used them a lot during exercise.

The day after I exercise, I can barely walk down the stairs because my legs are so sore.

That soreness is actually a sign that you Worked hard.

Your muscles are recovering and getting stronger.

That's what people say, but it still hurts.

A rep is one complete movement of an exercise.

For example, if you lift a weight up and down one time, that's one rep.

And the last phrase for now is hit a plateau.

When you hit a plateau, it means you stop making progress.

You exercise the same amount, but you don't see improvements anymore.

It's like reaching a flat place on a mountain.

Okay, now our listeners know these words.

Let's have a real conversation about exercise.

You're putting me on the spot here, Sarah.

Okay, honestly, I exercise maybe two or three times a week.

Sometimes four if I'm feeling very motivated.

Well, I try, but some weeks I only exercise once or not at all.

It really depends on how busy I am and how tired I feel.

I think I exercise about twice a week on average.

But I always have these big plans in my head.

I think I'm going to exercise every single day this week.

Thursday, I tell myself I'll start fresh on Monday.

Monday is always the day we promise ourselves will change everything.

But every Sunday night I convince myself that Monday will be different.

Okay, so when you do exercise, what kind of exercise do you prefer?