Working Out at the Gym, a Daily Conversation

Mary and Diane meet at the gym to work out together where Mary has a membership plan and can invite one person every week.

Mary: What're you up to Diane, aerobics or treadmill?

Diane: I want to relax first. So I think I'll go for the aerobics. How about you?

Mary: It makes no difference for me, either way: aerobics or treadmill.

Diane: I get tired on the treadmill quickly these days.

Mary: Have you tried to lower the pace?

Diane: I was doing fine at a lower pace, then my trainer increased the pace a little bit.

Mary: Are you doing it regularly?

Diane: Well. I used to go on the treadmill twice a week. For the last two months I've kept putting it off.

Mary: The cardiovascular activities are like that. If you stop running even for a week, the heart gets lazy.

Diane: What time will the aerobics class begin? I need to change to my gym suit.

Mary: Take your time, Diane. We have almost an hour. Now it's 6 o'clock. The class begins at 6:55.

Diane: Great! Then let's meet in the gym room around 6:55.

Mary: Okay. See you then.

Vocabulary:

gym: noun. a place where we go exercise

membership: noun. entitlement to services offered by an organization. Membership could be free or paid.

plan: noun. program (in this conversation)

invite: verb transitive. to ask other(s) to participate in an event. "I will invite my boss to my daughters birthday party."

aerobics: noun. Used in the plural. Types of exercise such as walking, running, swimming, and dancing that enable the heart to regulate or improve blood circulation to the heart.

treadmill: noun. an exercise device

lower: verb transitive. to decrease the amount, volume or intensity. "Lower your voice!" "Lower your calorie intake if you want to loose weight."

pace: noun. the rate of speed

regularly: adverb. continuing to occur at certain times

trainer: a professional person who trains others in how to exercise properly

increase: verb transitive and intransitive. to add more the speed of exercise pace (in this conversaton)

cardiovascular: adjective. related to the heart, its anatomy and function

change to: verb intransitive. to alter from one condition to another. "They have changed the schedule from 9 o'clock in the morning to 3 o'clock in the afternoon." "I have changed my hair-color from blond to brown."

gym suite: compound noun. a two-piece clothes we wear when exercising

Idioms:

I'm doing fine. I am doing fine: I am okay. My performance is satisfactory, good enough.

How about you? What's is the way you do it? What's the way you think about it? What's your opinion?

work out: prepositional and idiomatic intransitive verb. to exercise. "I work out every day."

What're you up to? What are you up to? What are your plans? It is used for actions we will take in the near future.

A: "What're you up to this weekend?"

B: "I'm staying home. I have to finish my report. How about you?"

B: "I have no plans. I may go to the movies."

go for: prepositional and idiomatic intransitive verb. To prefer. "I go for unsalted crackers and vegetable soup."

get lazy: verb. to become lazy

used to: idiomatic phrase. We use this phrase to express a past behavior that we no longer are involved in. "I used to read science fiction a lot, but now I read classics."

putt off: prepositional idiomatic verb. to delay; postpone

take your time: prepositional phrase. Don't rush

It makes no difference: Idiomatic phrase. I don't see any difference

Grammar:

at the gym: Use the preposition 'at' when you want to state the destination or address.

at a lower pace: Use the preposition 'at" when you need to indicate a specific pace.

on the treadmill: Use the preposition 'on' when you need to state an exercise done by using an exercise device.

twice a week: Use the indefinite article 'a' or 'an' when you state the number of times an action occurs within a time period, such as an hour, a day, a week, a month, or a year.

for the last two months: Use the preposition 'for' when an action began in the past and continues into the present. See the Present Perfect Tense.

stop running: Add the 'ing' to the base verb when you use the verb 'stop'. "Stop talking!" "Stop calling me every day."

begin at: Use the preposition 'at' with time or place. "I began this lesson at 3 p.m. today." "I took my first dancing lessons at Tisch School." I have worked at the City Bank three years."

Great! an exclamation we use to emphasize our satisfaction when some answers a question or does something.

let's meet: let us meet. The verb 'let' always takes the base form the verb. "Let's go." "Let's eat dinner early today."

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