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Newcastle's Ayoze Perez at the gym.

Learning Vocabulary: At the Gym

Learning Vocabulary: At the Gym

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich goes to a gym for the first time and talks about the experience. In the roleplay, Jack is a gym instructor and Rich is trying out some of the equipment. The language focus is on the words and phrases we use when talking about exercise and fitness. Your task is to complete our fitness challenge and tell us all about it. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!

Transcript

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Read the transcript and listen at the same time.

Jack: So, did you go to the gym yesterday?

Rich: I did. I went to a gym for the first ever time. I was really nervous and a little bit embarrassed, to be honest.

Jack: But there was someone there to tell you what to do? 

Rich: Yeah, it was really good. The guy who was there asked me about my overall fitness and asked me why I was there.

Jack: What did you tell him?

Rich: I said I wanted a six-pack for the beach!

Jack: You didn’t?

Rich: No, I said I wanted to get fit and lose a bit of weight.

Jack: And he showed you around?

Rich: Yeah, but I didn’t know what any of the machines were called. I said I think I want to start on the running machine.

Jack: You mean the treadmill.

Rich: Yep, he corrected me. And when I had a go I think I was walking or jogging rather than running so treadmill is probably a better name.

Jack: What else did you go on?

Rich: I then went on the cycling machine.

Jack: You mean the exercise bikes.

Rich: Yep. That was good. A bit easier. I think I had it on the lowest setting. It was like going downhill!

Jack: That might not get you where you want to be.

Rich: No, they don’t take you anywhere. Sorry. And the last thing I went on was the rowing machine. What do you call them?

Jack: You mean the rower! You’re OK, you can call this one a rowing machine too if you want.

Welcome - At the gym

Rich: Hello my name’s Rich

Jack: and I’m Jack

Rich: and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast

Jack: Where we talk about football and help you with your English.

Jack: What’s happening this week, Rich?

Rich: In this week’s podcast, we’re going to concentrate on vocabulary and we’re going to help you with some of the words and phrases you need at the gym.

Jack: That’s right. Whether you are fifteen or fifty we all need to do some exercise. That can be in the gym, in the park or even at home.

Rich: Football clubs have strength and conditioning coaches these days. Their job is to make footballers stronger and prepare them for matches so they are in the best possible shape.

Jack: A lot of their work is done in the gym and in this podcast we’re going to do a roleplay - a practice conversation. I’m going to be the strength and conditioning coach and Rich is going to be … Rich.

Rich: Remember that the focus is on the language we use and not the training routines we are talking about. It’s probably better to ask for advice from a fitness instructor than follow our routines!

Topic Focus - At the gym

Rich: While you are listening to the roleplay we want you to decide if you think Jack would be a good strength and conditioning coach or not.

Roleplay 

Jack: So, this is your first day?

Rich: Yep, I think it would be good to take things slowly.

Jack: We’ll see. Let’s start with the warm-up. OK, let’s start with a bit of stretching. Can you touch your toes?

Rich: This is tough. I can touch my knees.

Jack: You can do better than that. Can you feel the muscles stretching in your calves - the back of your legs?

Rich: Yep, getting closer.

Jack: No, don’t bounce. Stretch.

Rich: Alright, but I’m not getting to my toes.

Jack: No problem - you’ll get better with practice. Let’s move on to the equipment. We’ll start in the weight room. Grab one of those dumbbells over there. Let’s start with the 5kg weights.

Rich: Bells?

Jack: Those weights. The short ones. It’s got the weight on the side, see. It says 5kg.

Rich: Oh yeah - OK.

Jack: Let’s do a few bicep curls. Like this. One, two, three I want to see 10 reps on each arm.

Rich: Reps?

Jack: Repetitions come on … one, two ...

Rich: Eight, nine, ten. Pffff ...

Jack: OK - switch arms.

Rich: Ugh - one, two, three, ... nine, ten.

Jack: That’s a good start. Two more sets to go.

Rich: Sets? 

Jack: Yeah, you don’t just do 10. You do 10 reps on each arm three times. Three sets.

Rich: OK. One, two, three...

Jack: Good job. Take a break and rest. Right, let’s move on to the rower. Twenty minutes.

Rich: The rower?

Jack: The rowing machine. 

Rich: Ah. I see.

Jack: Not like that. Keep your back straight. Use your legs not just your arms.

Rich: Like this.

Jack: Perfect. Have fun. I’ll be back in twenty.

Jack: Finished. Good.

Rich: Finished? Brilliant.

Jack: No, we’ve not finished your workout yet. Let’s move onto the treadmill. Let’s set the incline to six and the speed to six miles per hour. Thirty minutes.

Rich: That’s fast.

Jack: You can do it. No, don’t hold the handles. Swing your arms. I’ll be back in a bit.

Rich: OK, right. How do you turn this off? I think it’s time to cool down in the pool.

Language Focus

Rich: You’ve just listened to a roleplay and we asked you if you think Jack would be a good fitness coach. Well, I don’t think he would. In the roleplay, he was a bit strict and I ran away before the end of the session. Maybe, he would be better suited to more experienced gym goers than me!

Jack: Ha! Yes, maybe. Right, in this section we’re going to look at some of the language connected to gyms. We are going to start by looking at some of the words and phrases we use to say why we go to the gym.

Rich: And then, we’re going to look at some of the words to describe equipment we find in the gym and actions we perform there.

Jack: So, in the opening conversation Rich gave three reasons for wanting to go to the gym. He said that he wanted to get fit, lose weight and I think jokingly said he wanted to get a six-pack.

Rich: The first two are probably the most common answers to the question ‘Why do you go to the gym?’ To get fit means to be healthier and stronger because of doing regular exercise and to lose weight is to become lighter - to go from 90 kilos to 80 kilos for example.

Jack: A six-pack is a phrase we use to describe very strong stomach muscles that you can see easily on the body.

Rich: Some other phrases we might use when telling people why we go to the gym are: to keep in shape, to tone up or to bulk up. 

Jack: To keep in shape means to remain fit and strong, to tone up means to get yourself looking athletic and to bulk up means to get bigger by adding muscle to your body.

Rich: Oh and some people go to the gym because they enjoy it. I don’t believe these people!

Jack: Let’s look at some of the words we used to describe the equipment in the gym.

Rich: In the opening conversation, we explained that a treadmill is a machine we run on.

Jack: They usually have two main functions which you can set or change: the speed and the incline. The speed is obvious; the higher you set the speed, the faster you have to run.

Rich: The incline is the slope of the treadmill. You can usually set different levels of difficulty. No incline means you are running on a flat surface but by setting the incline to a higher level it becomes more difficult to run and is like running uphill. 

Jack: We also spoke about the exercise bike for cycling and the rower or rowing machine. These machines also have different levels of difficulty.

Rich: In the roleplay, we also spoke about weights. Weights are pieces of sports equipment that are usually a bar with a piece of metal at each end. They are used in a gym to make your muscles stronger but there is also a sport called weightlifting.

Jack: There are two main types of weights. In the roleplay, I used dumbbells which are small weights used to make your arms stronger. In weightlifting, the athletes use barbells which you lift above your head.

Jack: Let’s move on to some of the actions we use in a gym. Sticking with weights, I asked Rich to do some bicep curls with the dumbbells. Your biceps are the muscles in the top of your arm and to curl means to bend or move your arm so it’s not straight.

Rich: In the roleplay, we also mentioned calf muscles. These are the muscles at the back of our legs between the ankle and the knee.

Jack: You might also hear people talk about pecs which are pectoral muscles in the chest, triceps which are the tops of your arms at the back, hamstrings which are the backs of your legs between the knee and your bottom and finally abs.

Rich: Abs are your abdominal muscles which you work on if you want a six-pack like me.

Jack: Mmm … Anyway, in the gym, we work on these muscles. Before we start on the machines, we warm-up which is light exercise or stretching which pulls the muscles lightly to prepare us for more vigorous activity.

Rich: While we are in the gym, we might do reps and sets. A rep is short for repetition and is the number of times you do the same exercise. A set is the number of times you repeat the same or set number of reps.

Jack: In the roleplay, when Rich was doing bicep curls I asked Rich to do three sets of ten reps on each arm. That’s 60 reps in total. He does one set, rests the next set, rests and continues like that.

Rich: Yeah, thanks for that!

Jack: You also have all the different floor exercises you can do; press ups, push ups, sit ups. Squats, pull-ups, chest and shoulder presses etc. 

Rich: If you’re not sure what they mean we’re going to look at these in this week’s task in the next section of the podcast.

Jack: And when you finish your exercise don’t forget to cool down. That’s a phrasal verb and it means to do some light exercise or stretching before you finish your workout. 

Task

Jack: How are you feeling Rich?

Rich: Erm... I’m good. Why?

Jack: Well, the task this week is to describe a fitness challenge. I’m going to describe a challenge and if you want, you can have a go at it and tell us what you think or you can set us a challenge and we’ll try to complete it, but Rich, guess what?

Rich: What?

Jack: You are going to do it first!

Rich: Oh no!

Jack: So here is my fitness challenge. Are you ready Rich?

Rich: Bring it on.

Jack: Number one: Jumping jacks - do two sets of fifty reps and rest for 30 seconds between sets.

Rich: What are jumping jacks?

Jack: You jump in the air an push out your arms and legs to make a star.

Rich: Did you make them up?

Jack: No, they are real exercises.

Rich: OK, got it.

Jack: Number two: Twenty-five pushups.

Rich: Pushups are those when you lie on your front and push your body up with your arms.

Jack: That’s right. Keep your hands close together when you do them - shoulder-width apart. Number three: Twenty-five burpees.

Rich: Burpees?

Jack: Burpees are a great full body exercise. Start standing up, squat down, lean forward, put your hands down and kick your legs back into a plank position. Then immediately bring your feet back under your body and jump into the air with your arms above your head and shout ‘burpee’.

Rich: I have to shout ‘burpee’?

Jack: No. Not really. The shouting bit is optional. Exercise number four: Twenty crunches.

Rich: What are crunches? 

Jack: Sometimes they’re called sit-ups. You lie on your back and put your hands behind your head. Then, lift your body forwards. Crunch is a better name than sit up because you don’t have to sit all the way up, you just have to raise your head and shoulders.

Rich: Ah yes, I know.

Jack: Good. Number five: Twenty squats.

Rich: What’s a squat?

Jack: You start by standing up and put your hands behind your head. Then, lower yourself down keeping your back straight and bending your knees.

Rich: OK, I’ve got it. So, that’s a hundred jumping jacks, twenty-five pushups, twenty-five burpees, twenty crunches and twenty squats.

Jack: That’s it! Do it today and let us know how it goes in the comments section.

Rich: Please, we want other people to do this, too. Don’t let me be the only one!

Jack: You can tell us whether you completed it, which exercises you found difficult and how long it took in the comments section.

Rich: You can also, or instead if you prefer, devise another workout for our listeners and write it in the comments section.

Football Phrase

Rich: Have you got a football phrase for us this week? 

Jack: Yes, I have, but first, last week’s football phrase. The phrase was title contender. This phrase is used to describe the teams that have a chance of winning the league. 

Rich: Well done to Ahmed Adam from Sudan, Sabanoleg and Liubomyr from Ukraine, Kwesimanifest from Ghana, Zaid from India and Lakerwang from China. You all got the phrase right! What’s this week’s football phrase?

Jack: This week’s football phrase is just a word and is connected to what we’ve been talking about today: fitness. The word is ******.  When a player gets injured on the pitch, the first person to run on to the pitch is usually the ****** whose job it is to assess and treat injuries to players.

Rich: I think that’s a bit easier than last week’s phrase.

Jack: Right, that’s all we have time for this week! Don’t forget to take part in our fitness challenge and make a guess at our football phrase in the comments below.

Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football!

Vocabulary

How much did you understand?

In the podcast, Rich and Jack used some words and phrases that might be new for you. Do you know the words in bold?

The guy who was there asked me about my overall fitness.

Let's start with the warm-up.

No, don’t bounce. Stretch.

No, we’ve not finished your workout yet!

There were a few tricky words in the podcast. Do you know what they all mean? Try the activity below, then, listen to the podcast again to hear how we used the words.

Activity 1

Activity 1: In this activity, try to match the words and phrases to their definitions. All of the words were in this week's podcast.
Can you match the words to the definitions?
Lots of people choose to lift WEIGHTS at the gym.

Language

Why do we go the gym?

Many people go to a gym. But why? Jack and Rich spoke about some of the reasons why we go to gyms and the language we use. Do you go to the gym? Have a look at the sentences below. Why do you go to the gym?

I want to get fit and lose a bit of weight.

I want to get a six-pack.

I want to tone up.

I want to bulk up.

All the words in bold were used in the podcast. If you are not sure what they mean, have a listen to the podcast again or check your understanding in this exercise:

Activity 2

Activity 2: In this activity, learn some of the language we use when saying why we go to the gym.
Do you know these words and phrases?

Using a TREADMILL is a good way to KEEP FIT.

Equipment

Jack and Rich spoke about some of the equipment that can be found in the gym.

Let’s move onto the treadmill. Let’s set the incline to six and the speed to six miles per hour.

Grab one of those dumbbells over there. Let’s start with the 5kg weights.

When you go to the gym, what equipment do you use? 

In this exercise, match the gym equipment to the definition:

Activity 3

Activity 3: In this activity, check your understanding of gym equipment.
Do you know these things we use in gyms?

Liverpool's Geroginio Wijnaldum on an EXERCISE BIKE at the gym.

What do we do in the gym?

Jack and Rich also used lots of words and phrases to talk about what we do in the gym. Have a look at these sentences. Do you understand the words in bold?

Can you feel the muscles stretching in your calves?

Let’s do a few bicep curls. Like this. One, two, three I want to see 10 reps on each arm.

You do 10 reps on each arm three times. Three sets.

I think it’s time to cool down in the pool.

Which muscles do you like to work on in the gym? Your biceps, triceps, hamstrings, calves or your abs? Or, do you work on your overall fitness?

In this activity, take a look at some of the key words and phrases we used in this podcast.

Activity 4

Activity 4: In this activity, we look at some of the actions we do and muscles we use when we are at the gym.
What do we do at the gym?

What's his WORKOUT routine?

Task

The Premier Skills English Fitness Challenge

Your task this week is to complete our fitness challenge. We want you to do the Premier Skills English daily workout and tell us all about it! This is what you need to do:

  • 100 jumping jacks (2 sets of 50 reps)
  • 25 push-ups
  • 25 burpees
  • 20 crunches
  • 20 squats

Answer these questions in the comments section:

  1. Did you manage to complete the routine?
  2. How long did it take?
  3. Did you change the routine?
  4. How did you feel?
  5. What changes would you make to this routine?

If you are not able to do the Premier Skills English Challenge, you can design a daily workout for other listeners to follow!

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cezario.abrantes's picture
cezario.abrantes
17/12/2022
BR
49
points

I've been trying to learn English for 8 years, but always in a wrong way. Now I'm using podcasts like this with Anki to remind me to redo the sentences. The results are awesome! Thank you for preparing this for us!!!


cezario.abrantes's picture
cezario.abrantes
17/12/2022 15:01
Brazil
Liverpool
49

I've been trying to learn English for 8 years, but always in a wrong way. Now I'm using podcasts like this with Anki to remind me to redo the sentences. The results are awesome! Thank you for preparing this for us!!!

Balthazar
11/10/2022
FR
10
points

The last question is "The last machine Rich went on in the roleplay was...?"
I say "a rower" but it was not true so I don't understand why because I have listening a second time and I really think it's a rower.


Balthazar
11/10/2022 16:22
France
Manchester United
10

The last question is "The last machine Rich went on in the roleplay was...?"
I say "a rower" but it was not true so I don't understand why because I have listening a second time and I really think it's a rower.

Mahboobeh
17/11/2021
IR
9
points

It was a very beneficial lesson on gym and workout.As an ESL teacher I found it very helpful to use in some of my classes.


Mahboobeh
17/11/2021 15:14
Iran
Arsenal
9

It was a very beneficial lesson on gym and workout.As an ESL teacher I found it very helpful to use in some of my classes.

hsn's picture
hsn
11/10/2021
TR
5525
points

Task
• My daily routine workout consist of one set each, touching toes, squating, to sit-up and to push-up finally five sets doing bicep curls with the dumbbell. Each set includes 50 reps.
• I takes approximately one hour. No I don’t change the routine. I feel very well after workout.
Pharses
• When trying out fitness equipments like treadmill doer should listen to instructor carefully to avoid any accident.
• Conditioning exercise also provide keeping in shape.


hsn's picture
hsn
11/10/2021 13:02
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5525

Task
• My daily routine workout consist of one set each, touching toes, squating, to sit-up and to push-up finally five sets doing bicep curls with the dumbbell. Each set includes 50 reps.
• I takes approximately one hour. No I don’t change the routine. I feel very well after workout.
Pharses
• When trying out fitness equipments like treadmill doer should listen to instructor carefully to avoid any accident.
• Conditioning exercise also provide keeping in shape.

laulauu49
11/11/2020
FR
75
points

cool


laulauu49
11/11/2020 17:46
France
Tottenham Hotspur
75

cool

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mobeckham
29/05/2020
TR
6510
points

I think this week's football phrase is ( doctor )


mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
29/05/2020 22:01
Turkey
Manchester United
6510

I think this week's football phrase is ( doctor )

mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
29/05/2020
TR
6510
points

The variety of the exercises are so helpful and help me to be fitter by time as I'm gonna keep doing them everyday
It took about 10 minutes from me but I'm sure this will be reduced a bit by exercising regularly
I didn't change the routine because it's so proper for me
I can add 10 minutes running outside if it's available or running on a treadmill at home
Thanks for this magnificent lesson
It's so inspiring <3


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mobeckham
29/05/2020 21:37
Turkey
Manchester United
6510

The variety of the exercises are so helpful and help me to be fitter by time as I'm gonna keep doing them everyday
It took about 10 minutes from me but I'm sure this will be reduced a bit by exercising regularly
I didn't change the routine because it's so proper for me
I can add 10 minutes running outside if it's available or running on a treadmill at home
Thanks for this magnificent lesson
It's so inspiring <3

Mocharellita73
25/05/2020
PE
9
points

This an amazing type of exercise! I have never seen all the terminology related to the gym, the abs, the pec, the reps, bulk-ups, treadmill, I feel pretty exhilarated to find out a new complete website about sports. Thanks for sharing!


Mocharellita73
25/05/2020 05:31
Peru
Chelsea
9

This an amazing type of exercise! I have never seen all the terminology related to the gym, the abs, the pec, the reps, bulk-ups, treadmill, I feel pretty exhilarated to find out a new complete website about sports. Thanks for sharing!

Nathan Carro
03/12/2019
US
1
points

Awesome article! It's rare to see this kind of content these days.


Nathan Carro
03/12/2019 05:08
United States
AFC Bournemouth
1

Awesome article! It's rare to see this kind of content these days.

lan's picture
lan
08/06/2019
VN
8
points

This is the first time I do like this which is really interesting.
Thank you very much


lan's picture
lan
08/06/2019 22:04
Vietnam
Brighton and Hove Albion
8

This is the first time I do like this which is really interesting.
Thank you very much

greatbahram
18/11/2018
IR
23
points

This episode was great fellas. it was the first time I've listened to your podcast. what I found that was interesting for me, you guys are full of energy and likeable
Thanks for sharing this content


greatbahram
18/11/2018 07:03
Iran
Manchester United
23

This episode was great fellas. it was the first time I've listened to your podcast. what I found that was interesting for me, you guys are full of energy and likeable
Thanks for sharing this content

luizverona's picture
luizverona
04/09/2018
BR
10
points

I really loved the task and I completed the fitness challenge in 18 minutes. It was wonderful, it is a perfect routine to stay healthy.
I warmed up before the exercise routine starts and I stretched my body when I finished the challenge.
I have my daily workout routine, it is very important. I love gym, swimming, running, surfing, bicycling, …..
Thanks for this opportunity, listen to your body and let’s have fun!!


luizverona's picture
luizverona
04/09/2018 03:39
Brazil
Chelsea
10

I really loved the task and I completed the fitness challenge in 18 minutes. It was wonderful, it is a perfect routine to stay healthy.
I warmed up before the exercise routine starts and I stretched my body when I finished the challenge.
I have my daily workout routine, it is very important. I love gym, swimming, running, surfing, bicycling, …..
Thanks for this opportunity, listen to your body and let’s have fun!!

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acicala
29/08/2018
ES
1646
points

I'm not a gym enthusiast, so this week I'll only try to guess the football phrase: "******".


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acicala
29/08/2018 18:26
Spain
Chelsea
1646

I'm not a gym enthusiast, so this week I'll only try to guess the football phrase: "******".

elghoul's picture
elghoul
29/08/2018
DZ
3988
points

I am sixty seven and with this warming weather I can't do lots of exercice.

When I was young I was used to jumping jacks and push ups. Mr Morello our physical educator liked to begin his lesson with streching and footing. Some Sweddish exercices with sets of 10 reps were common in the first hour before begiining to play hand ball or football.

Crunches and squats were familiar to us.


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elghoul
29/08/2018 14:04
Algeria
Manchester City
3988

I am sixty seven and with this warming weather I can't do lots of exercice.

When I was young I was used to jumping jacks and push ups. Mr Morello our physical educator liked to begin his lesson with streching and footing. Some Sweddish exercices with sets of 10 reps were common in the first hour before begiining to play hand ball or football.

Crunches and squats were familiar to us.

Rich's picture
Rich
28/08/2018
ES
594
points

Right, I've done the fitness challenge at last! I meant to do it on Thursday but then I put it off to the following day and then I said to myself I'd do it at the weekend. The weekend went by and it was Monday before I knew it and I'd totally forgotten! Anyway, I've done it now (Tuesday) and I have to say it was a more difficult challenge than I thought it was going to be.

The jumping jacks were easy enough and I managed to get through them quite quickly, but then came the push-ups - I hate push-ups and I haven't done them for ages. In fact, the last time I did them they were called press-ups so it must have been a long time ago. I split these up into five sets of five reps with a coffee break between each set (joking). Then, the burpees. The first few were quite easy but then it got much more difficult. I got through them but I'm not sure my technique was that good. I moved onto the crunches, I'm a bit more used to doing these, and finally the squats - I was tired by this point but it was a good workout. All in all, it took me about 15 minutes. 

I'll leave it for a day or two and then give it another go. I should be able to break that 10-minute barrier!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team


Rich's picture
Rich
28/08/2018 22:22
Spain
Liverpool
594

Right, I've done the fitness challenge at last! I meant to do it on Thursday but then I put it off to the following day and then I said to myself I'd do it at the weekend. The weekend went by and it was Monday before I knew it and I'd totally forgotten! Anyway, I've done it now (Tuesday) and I have to say it was a more difficult challenge than I thought it was going to be.

The jumping jacks were easy enough and I managed to get through them quite quickly, but then came the push-ups - I hate push-ups and I haven't done them for ages. In fact, the last time I did them they were called press-ups so it must have been a long time ago. I split these up into five sets of five reps with a coffee break between each set (joking). Then, the burpees. The first few were quite easy but then it got much more difficult. I got through them but I'm not sure my technique was that good. I moved onto the crunches, I'm a bit more used to doing these, and finally the squats - I was tired by this point but it was a good workout. All in all, it took me about 15 minutes. 

I'll leave it for a day or two and then give it another go. I should be able to break that 10-minute barrier!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

RafaelRC's picture
RafaelRC
28/08/2018
BR
663
points

I liked very much this podcast, go to the gym or practice exercises outdoor is really important for health.
I used to go to the gym, but now I don't have time. Actually I prefer ride a bike and walk with my dog, I think this exercises improve our body and mind too.
I think that the phrase is doctor.


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RafaelRC
28/08/2018 03:50
Brazil
Arsenal
663

I liked very much this podcast, go to the gym or practice exercises outdoor is really important for health.
I used to go to the gym, but now I don't have time. Actually I prefer ride a bike and walk with my dog, I think this exercises improve our body and mind too.
I think that the phrase is doctor.

Richard J's picture
Richard J
28/08/2018
EC
2846
points

Hi everyone,
I completed the challenge in 13 minutes, it was a bit difficult specially burpees, however I enjoyed the challenge, anyway I'd like to know How long did Rich complete the challenge? I'm sure he completed the routine( I hope that)
I guess the football phrase is ******


Richard J's picture
Richard J
28/08/2018 03:42
Ecuador
Liverpool
2846

Hi everyone,
I completed the challenge in 13 minutes, it was a bit difficult specially burpees, however I enjoyed the challenge, anyway I'd like to know How long did Rich complete the challenge? I'm sure he completed the routine( I hope that)
I guess the football phrase is ******

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assemjuve
27/08/2018
PS
3705
points

the phrase is ***************


assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
27/08/2018 21:14
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

the phrase is ***************

Liubomyr's picture
Liubomyr
27/08/2018
UA
4408
points

I think that the phrase is a '******'


Liubomyr's picture
Liubomyr
27/08/2018 15:00
Ukraine
Watford
4408

I think that the phrase is a '******'

Zaid
27/08/2018
IN
63
points

I think this week's phrase is '******'


Zaid
27/08/2018 07:05
India
Manchester United
63

I think this week's phrase is '******'

milos
27/08/2018
RS
2663
points

This podcast was great.I like everything connected with exercises and fitness.I have trained in the gym for 15 years,and also played basketball since I was 13 years old.This fitness challenge is something that I do almost every day,but slightly different.I completed fitness challenge for 4 minutes.In this fitness challenge burpees was the most challenge exercise.It is so vigorous exercise and you have to be in good condition to perform this exercise.This is whole body exercise that include almost every muscle in your body,and burn a lot calories.
This week football phrase is *************** or ******.


milos
27/08/2018 06:31
Serbia
Manchester United
2663

This podcast was great.I like everything connected with exercises and fitness.I have trained in the gym for 15 years,and also played basketball since I was 13 years old.This fitness challenge is something that I do almost every day,but slightly different.I completed fitness challenge for 4 minutes.In this fitness challenge burpees was the most challenge exercise.It is so vigorous exercise and you have to be in good condition to perform this exercise.This is whole body exercise that include almost every muscle in your body,and burn a lot calories.
This week football phrase is *************** or ******.

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Ahmed Adam Mamado
26/08/2018
SD
2903
points

Seems like my second attempt at the football phrase has not been received. I'm quite certain that the phrase is a '******'


Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
26/08/2018 16:38
Sudan
Liverpool
2903

Seems like my second attempt at the football phrase has not been received. I'm quite certain that the phrase is a '******'

Pharm Pineda R
26/08/2018
MX
11
points

At the beginning I though it was going to be a picnic day, but as I arrived to the burpees my legs started to refuse to continue playing the tasks. Finally I covered the whole routine and I am very satisfied with the result.
I took me 7 minutes to accomplish the goal.


Pharm Pineda R
26/08/2018 04:29
Mexico
Leicester City
11

At the beginning I though it was going to be a picnic day, but as I arrived to the burpees my legs started to refuse to continue playing the tasks. Finally I covered the whole routine and I am very satisfied with the result.
I took me 7 minutes to accomplish the goal.

Pharm Pineda R
26/08/2018
MX
11
points

I was very confident that it was going to be a piece of cake, but as I got to the burpies my legs defused to stay eager and optimistic as in the beginning. It took me almost 7 minutes to complete the whole task.
I did not changed the routine and I am happy to have tried and accomplished it.
I would not change it, as it is an example of how fit we are compared to others.
Congratulations for making it interesting and fun for everyone.

Kind regards form Mexico city.


Pharm Pineda R
26/08/2018 04:24
Mexico
Leicester City
11

I was very confident that it was going to be a piece of cake, but as I got to the burpies my legs defused to stay eager and optimistic as in the beginning. It took me almost 7 minutes to complete the whole task.
I did not changed the routine and I am happy to have tried and accomplished it.
I would not change it, as it is an example of how fit we are compared to others.
Congratulations for making it interesting and fun for everyone.

Kind regards form Mexico city.

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kwesimanifest
25/08/2018
GH
4768
points

This week's phrase is ******


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kwesimanifest
25/08/2018 21:13
Ghana
Manchester United
4768

This week's phrase is ******

Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018
SD
2903
points

Correct me.

I admit that I couldn't manage to complete the routine in the way it should be done because I found a lot of difficulties in continuing it that way. Despite a comfortable start, I thought of pulling myself out of this challenge at some stages as things got progressively tougher. By the end of the routine, l almost ran out of stamina! Thanks to the strong determination that kept me exercising.

My fault, I didn't look at the clock when I started, so I don't know exactly how long did it take, but I guess it took me about 15-20 minutes to go all the way through the exercise. Next time I'll set up a time limit for each exercise to make sure that I'm not resting more than exercising!

Although, I had no intention of changing the routine, I however, found myself forced to break the 25-reps push-up exercise into two sets. This activity has questioned my overall fitness and I was simply deceived by my fitness level. One other thing is that those burpees, unlike their name which suggests they should be fun, were really difficult. In fact, I wouldn't have been able to do them without stopping and taking some rest a number of times.

I'm not sure I feel ok right now after this workout as I haven't been exercising for ages. The greatest fault of this was that I started the routine straight away without remembering to stretch at the beginning. Even worse, I did it on a full stomach. Now I feel completely exhausted and I have a feeling that the front mussels of my legs (the mussels between the knee and the pelvis) got fatigued. Seriously, how long does it usually take to recover from it?

It'll be extremely beneficial to adopt this daily routine since I'm not doing any daily or weekly exercise, but honestly, I'm going to make some changes. both the push-ups and burpees should be 2 sets of 10 reps each while the crunches and the jumping jacks have to be 30 and 150 reps respectively. I hope this workout will help keep me fit.


Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018 18:19
Sudan
Liverpool
2903

Correct me.

I admit that I couldn't manage to complete the routine in the way it should be done because I found a lot of difficulties in continuing it that way. Despite a comfortable start, I thought of pulling myself out of this challenge at some stages as things got progressively tougher. By the end of the routine, l almost ran out of stamina! Thanks to the strong determination that kept me exercising.

My fault, I didn't look at the clock when I started, so I don't know exactly how long did it take, but I guess it took me about 15-20 minutes to go all the way through the exercise. Next time I'll set up a time limit for each exercise to make sure that I'm not resting more than exercising!

Although, I had no intention of changing the routine, I however, found myself forced to break the 25-reps push-up exercise into two sets. This activity has questioned my overall fitness and I was simply deceived by my fitness level. One other thing is that those burpees, unlike their name which suggests they should be fun, were really difficult. In fact, I wouldn't have been able to do them without stopping and taking some rest a number of times.

I'm not sure I feel ok right now after this workout as I haven't been exercising for ages. The greatest fault of this was that I started the routine straight away without remembering to stretch at the beginning. Even worse, I did it on a full stomach. Now I feel completely exhausted and I have a feeling that the front mussels of my legs (the mussels between the knee and the pelvis) got fatigued. Seriously, how long does it usually take to recover from it?

It'll be extremely beneficial to adopt this daily routine since I'm not doing any daily or weekly exercise, but honestly, I'm going to make some changes. both the push-ups and burpees should be 2 sets of 10 reps each while the crunches and the jumping jacks have to be 30 and 150 reps respectively. I hope this workout will help keep me fit.

lakerwang
25/08/2018
CN
337
points

I haven't done the routine because I played a football match yesterday which lasted about 150 minutes. I promise I'll do it in the next day or two.
I don't think I would feel tired since I do exercise regularly. I used to do 5 sets of 20 reps with burpees which was part of one of my workout routine. But to be honest, burpees are really exhausting. When I did the last reps of a set, I couldn't jump as high as when the initial ones.
This week's phrase is "******".


lakerwang
25/08/2018 15:03
China
Chelsea
337

I haven't done the routine because I played a football match yesterday which lasted about 150 minutes. I promise I'll do it in the next day or two.
I don't think I would feel tired since I do exercise regularly. I used to do 5 sets of 20 reps with burpees which was part of one of my workout routine. But to be honest, burpees are really exhausting. When I did the last reps of a set, I couldn't jump as high as when the initial ones.
This week's phrase is "******".

Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018
SD
2903
points

Alright. Let's wrap things up by starting with the football phrase. Could it be as easy as this, → a 'doctor'?. I'm not confident at all.


Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018 15:00
Sudan
Liverpool
2903

Alright. Let's wrap things up by starting with the football phrase. Could it be as easy as this, → a 'doctor'?. I'm not confident at all.

Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018
SD
2903
points

Wait, what? Not right? Now, how about this one '******'? It has to be it!


Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018 21:59
Sudan
Liverpool
2903

Wait, what? Not right? Now, how about this one '******'? It has to be it!

Ahmed Adam Mamado's picture
Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018
SD
2903
points

What an outstanding podcast! A fantastic roleplay, four brilliant comprehension activities, loads of new vocabularies & phrases and a task to look forward to. Interestingly, this podcast did set not only a mental challenge, but a physical challenge too as both the football phrase and the daily exercise are to be worked out! Indeed one of the greatest podcasts ever recorded by you, Jack & Rich. It was a pleasure listening to it at the seaside. Thanks for every bit of it.


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Ahmed Adam Mamado
25/08/2018 14:53
Sudan
Liverpool
2903

What an outstanding podcast! A fantastic roleplay, four brilliant comprehension activities, loads of new vocabularies & phrases and a task to look forward to. Interestingly, this podcast did set not only a mental challenge, but a physical challenge too as both the football phrase and the daily exercise are to be worked out! Indeed one of the greatest podcasts ever recorded by you, Jack & Rich. It was a pleasure listening to it at the seaside. Thanks for every bit of it.

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Top Scorers
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1mobeckham6510
2Alex_from_Ukraine6278
3hsn5525
4wsanta5086
5kwesimanifest4768
6Liubomyr4408
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
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1Colombia71478
2Ukraine33300
3Spain28277
4Serbia27289
5Brazil23896
6Albania20578
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8Turkey19810
9Macedonia19074
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1Manchester United141846
2Liverpool110282
3Chelsea88559
4Arsenal85717
5Manchester City56951
6Tottenham Hotspur19169
7Newcastle United10457
8West Ham United7454
9AFC Bournemouth4454
10Crystal Palace4240

Level

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Average: 3 (1 vote)

Goals

Skills: Listening

Language: Words and phrases used to talk about exercise and fitness

Task: Complete the fitness challenge and tell us about it