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Video lesson 4:42, comprehension test 5:00
John decides that he should really start taking better care of himself by exercising. It will help manage his stress and even help him lose the extra weight he put on. Starting next week, he will begin a jogging routine, where he will run five days a week. On the first day, he wakes up extra early before work and puts on his tennis shoes, eager to get started. After some basic stretches, the jogging starts, and everything seems to go well. Within two minutes, however, John is out of breath. He’s wheezing, and his breathing becomes super heavy. And after just five minutes, the jogging is replaced by walking. He realizes the truth. He is out of shape.
As time passes, days become weeks. Weeks become months. John is now able to run continually for 30 minutes. Within a year or two, he could be running a marathon, he thinks. While he’s proud of his improvement, doing nothing but cardio has grown extremely boring, so a change of routine is the next Step. John’s friends Andy and Joe have invited him to come lift weights after work, so they all meet at the gym, eager to spend some time together. They decide to commit to a workout program five days a week, where they will work one body part per week: chest, back, shoulders, legs, and arms. Each day requires strenuous effort, but the endorphin rush at the end of each workout makes it all worth it. To cool down, the men relax by walking on the treadmills or sweating it out in the sauna for 10 minutes.
Some time passes, and John decides that weightlifting isn’t a good fit for him. Andy and Joe get too competitive with it, and the intensity of the workouts has become more painful than fun. At the gym, however, they offer yoga classes, so John signs up, eager to Start. The classes teach a variety of stretches and poses designed to loosen the body and calm the mind. The lessons are not easy by any means, and they make all the students sweat. Yet, it’s not as intense as weightlifting. And it’s much more fun and relaxing than jogging. John leaves each class feeling refreshed and excited to come back for more. He even starts chatting with some pretty girls whom he looks forward to seeing every week. It’s a routine with an extra incentive to maintain.
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| It will help manage his stress |
to manage: to keep (something) under your control
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| eager to get started. |
eager: very excited and interested
: feeling a strong and impatient desire to do something or for something
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| John is out of breath |
out of breath: If you are out of breath, you are breathing very hard because you have been running or doing hard physical work.
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| wheezing |
to wheeze: to breathe loudly and with difficulty
2 : to make a sound like a person who is breathing with difficulty
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| He is out of shape |
out of shape: not physically in good condition
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| Andy and Joe have invited him to come lift weights |
weightlifting: the activity of lifting weights for exercise or in competition
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| Each day requires strenuous effort |
effort: work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something [noncount]
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| walking on the treadmills |
treadmills: an exercise machine which has a large belt that moves around while a person walks or runs on it — see picture at gym
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| stretches and poses designed to loosen the body |
to loosen: to make (something) less tight or firm : to make (something) loose or looser
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| by any means |
by any means: in no way : not at all
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| they make all the students sweat |
to sweat: to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous
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| He even starts chatting with some pretty girls |
to chat: to talk with someone in a casual way
2 : to talk over the Internet by sending messages back and forth in a chat room
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