锻炼身体 Talking About Exercise in Chinese

我wǒ在zài公司gōngsī工作gōngzuò，每天měitiān要yào坐zuò八bā九jiǔ个gè小时xiǎoshí，最近zuìjìn总是zǒngshì觉得juéde特别tèbié累lèi。

I work at a company, sitting eight or nine hours a day, and lately I've been feeling especially tired all the time.

上个shàng gè星期xīngqī，我wǒ去qù医院yīyuàn检查jiǎnchá身体shēntǐ，医生yīshēng说shuō我wǒ太tài胖pàng了le，应该yīnggāi多duō锻炼duànliàn。

Last week I had a check-up at the hospital; the doctor said I was too heavy and should exercise more.

我wǒ决定juédìng每天měitiān早上zǎoshang六点半liù diǎn bàn起床qǐchuáng，去qù家jiā旁边pángbiān的de公园gōngyuán跑步pǎobù。

I decided to get up at six thirty every morning and go jogging in the park near my home.

第一dì yī天tiān跑完pǎowán步bù，我wǒ的de腿tuǐ疼téng得de不bù想xiǎng走路zǒulù，可是kěshì我wǒ还是háishi每天měitiān都dōu去qù。

After my first run, my legs ached so much I didn't want to walk, but I still went every day.

周末zhōumò的de时候shíhou，我wǒ经常jīngcháng和hé朋友péngyou一起yìqǐ去qù爬山páshān，或者huòzhě骑qí自行车zìxíngchē。

On weekends I often go hiking with friends, or we ride bikes.

爬山páshān的de时候shíhou，我们wǒmen一边yìbiān爬pá一边yìbiān说话shuōhuà，又yòu锻炼duànliàn了le身体shēntǐ，又yòu玩wán得de很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

While hiking, we climb and chat at the same time — we get exercise and have a great time.

一个yí gè月yuè以后yǐhòu，锻炼duànliàn已经yǐjīng是shì我wǒ的de习惯xíguàn了le，我wǒ的de身体shēntǐ也yě越来越yuè lái yuè健康jiànkāng。

A month later, exercising had already become a habit, and I was getting healthier and healthier.

现在xiànzài我wǒ很hěn少shǎo感冒gǎnmào，工作gōngzuò的de时候shíhou也yě没有méiyǒu以前yǐqián那么nàme累lèi了le。

Now I rarely catch colds, and I don't get as tired at work as I used to.

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Key words 生词

锻炼duànliànto exercise; to work out

健康jiànkānghealthy; health

习惯xíguànhabit

跑步pǎobùto jog; to run

爬山páshānto climb a mountain; hike

胖pàngfat; overweight

又……又……

又 A 又 B links two qualities or results that are true at the same time: 'both A and B', e.g. 这个菜又便宜又好吃.

又锻炼了身体，又玩得很高兴。 — We both get exercise and have a great time.

verb/adjective + 得 + degree

得 after a verb or adjective introduces how far the action or state goes — its degree or result, e.g. 他跑得很快.

我的腿疼得不想走路。 — My legs ached so much that I didn't want to walk.

越来越 + adjective

越来越 means 'more and more', describing a quality that keeps growing over time, e.g. 他汉语说得越来越好.

我的身体也越来越健康。 — I was getting healthier and healthier.

1. Why did the narrator start exercising?

2. How did he feel after his first run?

3. What does he do with friends on weekends?