🏋️ Fitness 

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In this section you will learn useful English vocabulary and expressions for talking about fitness, exercise, workouts, and staying active. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Basic Fitness & Exercise Vocabulary

🏃 To run

🇪🇸 Spanish: Correr
🇫🇷 French: Courir
🇩🇪 German: Laufen
🇮🇹 Italian: Correre
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Correr
🚶 To walk

🇪🇸 Spanish: Caminar
🇫🇷 French: Marcher
🇩🇪 German: Gehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Camminare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Caminhar
🏋️ To exercise

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer ejercicio
🇫🇷 French: Faire de l'exercice
🇩🇪 German: Sport treiben
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare esercizio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer exercícios
🏋️‍♂️ Gym

🇪🇸 Spanish: Gimnasio
🇫🇷 French: Salle de sport
🇩🇪 German: Fitnessstudio
🇮🇹 Italian: Palestra
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Academia
🏋️ Workout / Training

🇪🇸 Spanish: Entrenamiento
🇫🇷 French: Entraînement
🇩🇪 German: Training
🇮🇹 Italian: Allenamento
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Treino
💪 Strong

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fuerte
🇫🇷 French: Fort / Forte
🇩🇪 German: Stark
🇮🇹 Italian: Forte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Forte
❤️ Healthy

🇪🇸 Spanish: Saludable
🇫🇷 French: En bonne santé
🇩🇪 German: Gesund
🇮🇹 Italian: Sano / Sana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Saudável
⚡ Energy

🇪🇸 Spanish: Energía
🇫🇷 French: Énergie
🇩🇪 German: Energie
🇮🇹 Italian: Energia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Energia

🟡 Workout & Training Actions

🏋️ To train

🇪🇸 Spanish: Entrenar
🇫🇷 French: S'entraîner
🇩🇪 German: Trainieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Allenarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Treinar
🤸 To stretch

🇪🇸 Spanish: Estirarse
🇫🇷 French: S'étirer
🇩🇪 German: Sich dehnen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare stretching
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Alongar-se
🏋️ To lift weights

🇪🇸 Spanish: Levantar pesas
🇫🇷 French: Soulever des poids
🇩🇪 German: Gewichte heben
🇮🇹 Italian: Sollevare pesi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Levantar pesos
🚴 To ride a bike

🇪🇸 Spanish: Montar en bicicleta
🇫🇷 French: Faire du vélo
🇩🇪 German: Fahrrad fahren
🇮🇹 Italian: Andare in bicicletta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Andar de bicicleta
🏊 To swim

🇪🇸 Spanish: Nadar
🇫🇷 French: Nager
🇩🇪 German: Schwimmen
🇮🇹 Italian: Nuotare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nadar
💪 To get stronger

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ponerse más fuerte
🇫🇷 French: Devenir plus fort
🇩🇪 German: Stärker werden
🇮🇹 Italian: Diventare più forte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficar mais forte
😮‍💨 To rest

🇪🇸 Spanish: Descansar
🇫🇷 French: Se reposer
🇩🇪 German: Sich ausruhen
🇮🇹 Italian: Riposare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Descansar
💧 To stay hydrated

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mantenerse hidratado
🇫🇷 French: Rester hydraté
🇩🇪 German: Genug trinken
🇮🇹 Italian: Restare idratato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Manter-se hidratado

🔵 Useful Fitness Vocabulary

💪 Muscle

🇪🇸 Spanish: Músculo
🇫🇷 French: Muscle
🇩🇪 German: Muskel
🇮🇹 Italian: Muscolo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Músculo
🏋️ Weights

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pesas
🇫🇷 French: Poids
🇩🇪 German: Gewichte
🇮🇹 Italian: Pesi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pesos
🔁 Repetition / Rep

🇪🇸 Spanish: Repetición
🇫🇷 French: Répétition
🇩🇪 German: Wiederholung
🇮🇹 Italian: Ripetizione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Repetição
⏱️ Routine

🇪🇸 Spanish: Rutina
🇫🇷 French: Routine
🇩🇪 German: Routine
🇮🇹 Italian: Routine
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Rotina
🏃 Exercise

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ejercicio
🇫🇷 French: Exercice
🇩🇪 German: Übung / Sport
🇮🇹 Italian: Esercizio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Exercício
😮‍💨 Rest

🇪🇸 Spanish: Descanso
🇫🇷 French: Repos
🇩🇪 German: Pause / Erholung
🇮🇹 Italian: Riposo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Descanso

🧠 Useful Language Tip

English commonly uses the verb exercise to talk about physical activity in general.

I exercise every day.
🇪🇸 Hago ejercicio todos los días.
🇫🇷 Je fais de l'exercice tous les jours.
🇩🇪 Ich mache jeden Tag Sport.
🇮🇹 Faccio esercizio ogni giorno.
🇵🇹 Faço exercícios todos os dias.
Use train when preparing for a sport, competition, race, or fitness goal.

I train three times a week.
🇪🇸 Entreno tres veces por semana.
🇫🇷 Je m'entraîne trois fois par semaine.
🇩🇪 Ich trainiere dreimal pro Woche.
🇮🇹 Mi alleno tre volte a settimana.
🇵🇹 Eu treino três vezes por semana.

📅 Talking About Your Exercise Routine

📅 Every day

🇪🇸 Spanish: Todos los días
🇫🇷 French: Tous les jours
🇩🇪 German: Jeden Tag
🇮🇹 Italian: Ogni giorno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Todos os dias
3️⃣ Three times a week

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tres veces por semana
🇫🇷 French: Trois fois par semaine
🇩🇪 German: Dreimal pro Woche
🇮🇹 Italian: Tre volte a settimana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Três vezes por semana
📆 On weekends

🇪🇸 Spanish: Los fines de semana
🇫🇷 French: Le week-end
🇩🇪 German: Am Wochenende
🇮🇹 Italian: Nei fine settimana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nos fins de semana
☀️ In the morning

🇪🇸 Spanish: Por la mañana
🇫🇷 French: Le matin
🇩🇪 German: Am Morgen
🇮🇹 Italian: Al mattino
🇵🇹 Portuguese: De manhã
🌙 In the evening

🇪🇸 Spanish: Por la tarde / Por la noche
🇫🇷 French: Le soir
🇩🇪 German: Am Abend
🇮🇹 Italian: La sera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: À noite
⏱️ For thirty minutes

🇪🇸 Spanish: Durante treinta minutos
🇫🇷 French: Pendant trente minutes
🇩🇪 German: Dreißig Minuten lang
🇮🇹 Italian: Per trenta minuti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Durante trinta minutos

💬 Common Fitness Phrases

🏋️ I go to the gym three times a week.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Voy al gimnasio tres veces por semana.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais à la salle de sport trois fois par semaine.
🇩🇪 German: Ich gehe dreimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vado in palestra tre volte a settimana.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou à academia três vezes por semana.
💪 I want to get stronger this year.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero ponerme más fuerte este año.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux devenir plus fort cette année.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte dieses Jahr stärker werden.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio diventare più forte quest'anno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero ficar mais forte este ano.
🏃 I like running early in the morning.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta correr temprano por la mañana.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime courir tôt le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Ich laufe morgens gern früh.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace correre presto al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gosto de correr cedo pela manhã.
🤸 I always stretch before exercising.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Siempre me estiro antes de hacer ejercicio.
🇫🇷 French: Je m'étire toujours avant de faire de l'exercice.
🇩🇪 German: Ich dehne mich immer vor dem Sport.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio sempre stretching prima di allenarmi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sempre me alongo antes de me exercitar.

💬 Everyday Conversations

At the gym:

A: How often do you go to the gym?
B: I go three times a week.

🇪🇸 ¿Con qué frecuencia vas al gimnasio? / Voy tres veces por semana.
🇫🇷 À quelle fréquence vas-tu à la salle de sport ? / J'y vais trois fois par semaine.
🇩🇪 Wie oft gehst du ins Fitnessstudio? / Ich gehe dreimal pro Woche.
🇮🇹 Quante volte vai in palestra? / Ci vado tre volte a settimana.
🇵🇹 Com que frequência você vai à academia? / Vou três vezes por semana.
Talking about exercise:

A: What kind of exercise do you do?
B: I run and lift weights.

🇪🇸 ¿Qué tipo de ejercicio haces? / Corro y levanto pesas.
🇫🇷 Quel type d'exercice fais-tu ? / Je cours et je soulève des poids.
🇩🇪 Welche Art von Sport machst du? / Ich laufe und hebe Gewichte.
🇮🇹 Che tipo di esercizio fai? / Corro e sollevo pesi.
🇵🇹 Que tipo de exercício você faz? / Corro e levanto pesos.

📝 Example Sentences

🏊 I swim in the pool on weekends.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Nado en la piscina los fines de semana.
🇫🇷 French: Je nage à la piscine le week-end.
🇩🇪 German: Ich schwimme am Wochenende im Schwimmbad.
🇮🇹 Italian: Nuoto in piscina nei fine settimana.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nado na piscina nos fins de semana.
🚴 We ride bikes through the park.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Montamos en bicicleta por el parque.
🇫🇷 French: Nous faisons du vélo dans le parc.
🇩🇪 German: Wir fahren mit dem Fahrrad durch den Park.
🇮🇹 Italian: Andiamo in bicicletta nel parco.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Andamos de bicicleta pelo parque.
🏋️ I lift weights twice a week.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Levanto pesas dos veces por semana.
🇫🇷 French: Je soulève des poids deux fois par semaine.
🇩🇪 German: Ich hebe zweimal pro Woche Gewichte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sollevo pesi due volte a settimana.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Levanto pesos duas vezes por semana.
🤸 It is important to stretch after training.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Es importante estirarse después de entrenar.
🇫🇷 French: Il est important de s'étirer après l'entraînement.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist wichtig, sich nach dem Training zu dehnen.
🇮🇹 Italian: È importante fare stretching dopo l'allenamento.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: É importante alongar-se depois do treino.
😮‍💨 I need to rest after my workout.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito descansar después del entrenamiento.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin de me reposer après mon entraînement.
🇩🇪 German: Ich muss mich nach dem Training ausruhen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di riposare dopo l'allenamento.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso descansar depois do treino.
⚡ I have more energy when I exercise regularly.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tengo más energía cuando hago ejercicio regularmente.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai plus d'énergie quand je fais régulièrement de l'exercice.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe mehr Energie, wenn ich regelmäßig Sport treibe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho più energia quando mi alleno regolarmente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenho mais energia quando me exercito regularmente.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • I exercise every day.
  • I go to the gym three times a week.
  • I like running in the morning.
  • I always stretch before exercising.
  • I lift weights twice a week.
  • I need to rest after my workout.