Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• have to: Must do
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• weight down: To make something heavier or more difficult to move.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• extreme: Very great in degree
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• hunch: Premonition or suspicion; guess
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• muscle: Physical power
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• deficient: Lacking something necessary
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• tendon: Band of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscles
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• bicep: Muscle of the front upper arm
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• invert: To turn the order of things backwards