Health and Exercise

A. Be/get in shape G. Cut down on s.t. B. Be out of shape H. Give up s.t. / Give s.t. up C. Put on weight F. Catch your breath I. Be/go on a diet D. Warm up (v.) / a Warmup (n.) E. Work out (v.) / a Workout (n.)

Instructions: Read the text. Then discuss the questions with a partner Dear Mom, I need to go on a diet! All of this fast food is making me put on weight. I used to be in great shape when I was in high school. I played many sports and had a lot of energy. But now that I don't work out as often, I am out of shape! I can't walk up the stairs without having to catch my breath. Yesterday my friend could not believe how hard I was breathing after walking up 3 stairs. From this moment I am going to get serious about losing weight and getting in shape. First, I'm going to go on a diet. This means eating healthy and cutting down on fatty foods like cake and french fries. I am also going to give up smoking. It's so bad for me, plus it's very expensive. Lastly, I'm going to work out regularly, this means exercising at least 3 days a week. I just need to remember to warm up before my workouts so I don't get injured. Now I just need to put words into action! Love, George _______ 1. Exercise (v.) / An exercise routine (n.) _______ 2. To do light exercise to make your muscles warm before an intense exercise routine. _______ 3. To be in poor physical condition / to become physically fit. _______ 4. To be in good physical condition. _______ 5. To quit/stop doing something. _______ 6. To reduce the amount of something. _______ 7. To control how much food you eat and eat healthy food. _______ 8. To stop exercising or doing a physical activity in order to breathe more normally. _______ 9. To gain weight.

Discuss these questions about the text with a partner. Answer in COMPLETE sentences:

1. What does George need to do? 2. Did George lose weight when he went to college? 3. Was George in shape when he was in high school? Why was/wasn't he in shape when he was in high school? Why is he out of shape now? 4. Does George want to eat more fatty foods? 5. What happens after George walks up the stairs? 6. What is George going to do to 'get in shape'?

Health and Exercise Idioms

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms. 1. Losing weight and getting ___________________ is difficult, but I'm not going to __________________!
2. Thomas went to the doctor today and the doctor told him to

______________________ because he is overweight and out ________________. 3. The first thing Thomas decided to do was ______________________ on eating fatty and sugary foods and ____________________ pizza and french fries for a month.
4. The doctor also told Thomas that he needs to ______________________ so he

can put on muscle and burn fat.

5. Jenny hurt her back when she was working out because she didn't

__________________ before her workout. 6. The policeman had to ___________________________ after chasing a criminal for 10 minutes through the neighborhood. 7. If you can walk up all the stairs in Willis Tower in less than an hour, you must be _____________________! 8. Julie __________________ 30lbs. during her pregnancy.