Aerobics vocab. Flashcards
a treadmill
a machine with a moving part which you can walk or run on for excersise
alternative
one of two ore more things you can choose of
an accountant
someone whose job is to keep or examine the financial records of a company or organization
brisk
quick and energetic
pace
speed at which someone moves
to cover
to travel a particular distance
to point out
to tell someone a fact
to dub
to give someone or something an unofficial or funny name
to incorporate
to include something as part of another thing
kill-two-birds-with-one-stone
to succeed in achieving two things in a single action
approach
a way of doing something
a squat
bending your legs so that you are sitting with your bottom very close to the ground
to spare
to give time or money to someone
an ordeal
a very unpleasant experience
to enable
to make someone able to do something or to make something possible
a workout
when you do a series of excercises to make your body strong and healthy
a crossbreed
an animal or plant that is a mixture of breeds and therefore a new variety
to enact
to make something into law; perform story or a play
domestic
relating to the home and family relationships
setting
the place where something is or happens (often in a book, film or play)
conventional
traditional, usual
tongue-in-cheek
said or done as a joke
to exploit
to use or develop something for your advantage
climbing frame
a large frame made of bars that chlidren can climb on
fellow
used to describe people who share your interests or situation
to talk through
very carefully about something frome the start to the end
core
the most important part of a system
to crouch
to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees
to prop sth up
to lift something and give support to it by putting something under it
to wedge
to push something into a narrow space
to submit
to send a document, plan, etc. to someone so that they can consider it
faint-hearted
someone who is not confident and brave and dislikes taking unnecessary risk
an injury
damage to someone’s body in an accident or attack
firm
strong and tight
thorough
careful and covering every detail
light-hearted
not serious; cheerful and not worried about anything
a chord
two or more musical notes that are played in the same time
intimidated
frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation
self-conscious
worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
a fishnet
a type of material that looks like a net
a leotard
tight piece of clothing that covers the body but not the legs, usually worn by female dancers or women doing physical excercise
a routine
the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do
to work out
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body; to happen or develop in a particular way;
a playground
an area of land where children can play, especially at school
