# Healthy Living Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Health & Body
- Words: 22
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Exercise vocabulary for serious training, including endurance, a lunge, strenuous effort and the taper before a race, alongside the discipline and willpower…

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## Word list

* **endurance** /ˈɛndərəns/: The ability to keep going at physical effort for a long time without stopping. — “Marathon training is all about **endurance**, not speed.”
* **aerobic** /ɛˈroʊbɪk/: Involving steady exercise that raises your heart rate and breathing. — “Swimming counts as **aerobic** exercise if you keep the pace up.”
* **strenuous** /ˈstrɛnjuəs/: Needing great physical effort and leaving you exhausted afterwards. — “The doctor told him to avoid anything **strenuous** for a fortnight.”
* **brisk** /brɪsk/: Quick and full of energy, especially of walking done at a lively pace. — “A **brisk** walk before breakfast wakes me up properly.”
* **flexibility** /ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti/: How easily your body can bend and move without pain or stiffness. — “Six months of stretching and my **flexibility** is completely different.”
* **lunge** /lʌndʒ/: An exercise in which you step forward and bend your front knee deeply. — “Finish the set with ten **lunges** on each leg.”
* **vigorous** /ˈvɪɡərəs/: Involving a lot of physical strength and energy. — “Doctors recommend thirty minutes of **vigorous** exercise a day.”
* **cardiovascular** /ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr/: Relating to the heart and blood vessels, especially in the context of exercise that strengthens them. — “Running is excellent **cardiovascular** exercise.”
* **exert** /ɪɡˈzɜrt/: To make a physical or mental effort to do something. — “She had to **exert** herself to finish the last lap.”
* **taper** /ˈteɪpər/: To gradually reduce the amount of training you do before an important race or event. — “Runners **taper** their training the week before a marathon.”
* **hydrate** /ˈhaɪˌdreɪt/: To take in enough water so that the body does not dry out. — “I didn't **hydrate** properly before the race and really felt it.”
* **indulge** /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/: To let yourself enjoy something you normally hold back from, such as rich food. — “I **indulge** on Fridays and eat sensibly the rest of the week.”
* **plaque** /plæk/: A soft sticky layer of bacteria that builds up on the teeth. — “Brushing twice a day stops **plaque** building up.”
* **withdrawal** /wɪðˈdrɔəl/: The unpleasant physical effects felt when someone stops taking a drug they depend on. — “He suffered badly from **withdrawal** in the first week.”
* **nutrient** /ˈnutriənt/: A substance in food that the body needs in order to grow and stay well. — “Steaming vegetables keeps more of their **nutrients**.”
* **deficiency** /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/: A lack of something, such as a vitamin or mineral, that your body needs. — “A vitamin D **deficiency** can make you feel tired.”
* **holistic** /hoʊˈlɪstɪk/: Considering the whole person, including body and mind, rather than just physical symptoms. — “The clinic takes a **holistic** approach to health.”
* **detrimental** /ˌdɛtrəˈmɛntəl/: Causing harm or damage, especially to someone's health. — “Too much screen time can be **detrimental** to your sleep.”
* **discipline** /ˈdɪsəplən/: The ability to train yourself to behave or work in a controlled and consistent way. — “It takes real **discipline** to exercise every morning.”
* **willpower** /ˈwɪlˌpaʊər/: The ability to control yourself and stop yourself from doing something you want to do, especially something unhealthy. — “It takes **willpower** to say no to dessert every night.”
* **resilience** /rɪˈzɪliəns/: The ability to recover quickly from difficulty and keep going under pressure. — “Kids show extraordinary **resilience** after a move like that.”
* **insomnia** /ˌɪnˈsɑmniə/: The condition of regularly being unable to fall asleep or stay asleep at night. — “Her **insomnia** got worse after she started the new job.”

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