Q Or if you want something less strenuous, you coufd try yoga. Yoga stretches your body and makes it more supple
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get some exercise
exercise /'eks3rsaiz/ [v I] to do sport, swim etc in order to stay healthy and become stronger // you exercise two or three times a week, you'll soon feel a lot healthier.
get some exercise (=do exercise when you do not exercise class/'eks^saiz akla:s|-kiss/ [n C] a class where a group of people do exercises: There s an exercise class for beginners on Thursday everimgs.
good for you/gud fo:r ju:/ if a type of exercise is good for you, it makes you healthier and improves the condition of your body: Yoga is really good for you - it helps you to relax. good for your Heart/back etc Cycling is extremely good for your heart and lungs
gym/d3im/ In Cj a place that has machines for doing exercises: How often do you go to the gym? join a gym (=pay money to a gym so that you go there and use it whenever you want)
shape or fit, your body is strong and healthy because you exercise regularly: // you re a firefighter you hove to be in shape. I Sandy s very fit - he runs about 30 miles a weeJt. get into shape/get fit People come to exercise classes to get in shape and reduce stress. keep in shape/lceep fit {=stay strong and healthy) / keep fit by swimming and going to the gym.
lose weight/Ju:z 'weit to become thinner: Kay s lost a lot of weight recently.
muscle/'imsjl/ (n C,U| the parts of your body that
connect your bones together, and that you use when you move: I went to the gymt and my mus- cles were really aching the next day. armJUg/stomach muscle Use this exercise to build up your chest and arm muscles. build up a muscle (=make it bigger and stronger)
Or you could join a gym and build up your ^^ muscles. I go weight training three times a week.
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trainers British runninq shoes amЈRican e bike *
pull a muscle (^damage a muscle while you are exercising) My leg hurts - I think I've pulled a muse /е.
press-upBRmsH push-upamerkan /'pres лр, ро/ лр (n C) an exercise that makes your arms and chest stronger: You lie on your stomach and use your arms to push your body up. do press-ups Do 16 press-ups, then have a rest.
running / глшо/ [n U] when you run as a sport or for exercise: She did a lot of running when she was at college.
90 running I went running yesterday - it nearly killed me.
sit -up /'sit лр [n C] an exercise that makes your stomach muscles stronger: You lie on your back and use your stomach muscles to lift your head
and shoulders off the floor do sit-ups Do sit-ups every day for a flat stomach1.
sports centre /'spa:rts senior/ British [n Cj a building where you can do lots of diffeient types of
exercise continues on the next page sport, such as squash and basketball, as well as exercise classes and weight training
strenuous /'strenjuas/ [adj] a strenuous activity needs a tot of effort and energy: We went for a strenuous hike through the hills. I The doctor advised him to avoid strenuous exercise for a while.
stretctystretf/ [v I/T] to make a slow movement that straightens a part of your body so that it is at its full length: This is a good exercise for stretching your bacfc.
supple /'$лрэ1/ (ad/) someone who is supple can bend and move their body easily: Children are usually more supple than adults.
tone up /дэоп 'лр/ [phrasa/ verb I/T] to make your body or part of your body firmer: /'d /ike to tone up my hipst thighs, and stomach.
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I do exercises every night before I go to bed. I usually do 50 press-ups .
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But you don't have to work out every day - two or three times a week is enough.
warm up^wy/m лр/ [phrasal verb I] to move and stretch your body gently, so that your body is prepared for тенге active physical exercise
warm-up /,wa:rni лр/ (n C\ the part at the beginning of an exercise class when you warm up do a warm up Well do a ten minute warm-up and then 20 minutes of aerobics.
weight training /'weit .treimng/ [n U] a type of exercise where you lift specially shaped metal weights in order to strengthen your muscles do weight training More and more women are doing weight training these days.
work out/ wxlc 'aoi/ \v 1| to exercise in a gym or in a class using all of the important muscles in your body, especially when you do this regularly: Conrad works out with weights twice a week.
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yoga/'jaogs/ [n U| a type of exercise in which you slowly move your body into different positions to improve its condition and to relax your mind do yoga Shes started doing yoga, and she says she feels a lot calmer go to yoga (=go to a class and do yoga)
Don't say it is existing', 'they are ; existing' etc. Say it exists/they exist etc. ^
there IS /tor iz if you say there is something, you mean that it exists- Is there life on other planets? I There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.