Gym Exercises in English, with Pictures
This page teaches common English words for gym exercises and workout movements. Try saying each word out loud while you do the movement during your training.
squat
/skwɑːt/
Bend your knees and lower your hips toward the floor.
“Keep your back straight when you squat.”
lunge
/lʌndʒ/
Step forward with one leg and bend both knees.
“She took a big lunge forward during the workout.”
plank
/plæŋk/
Hold your body straight and still on your hands or forearms.
“He tried to hold a plank for sixty seconds.”
/roʊ, raʊ/
To move a small boat through water using oars.
“He likes to row his boat across the calm lake.”
deadlift
/ˈded.lɪft/
Lift a heavy bar from the floor up to your hips.
“He can deadlift more weight than anyone else here.”
sprint
/sprɪnt/
Run as fast as you can for a short time.
“We ended the training session with a fast sprint.”
/stretʃ/
To reach out your arm or body toward something far away.
“He had to stretch his arms to reach the fruit.”
/dʒʌmp/
Push off the ground into the air with your feet.
“Bend your knees before you jump over the rope.”
/klaɪm/
Go up toward the top using your hands and feet.
“Athletes climb the rope to build arm strength.”
/bɑːks/
To fight someone with your fists wearing padded gloves as a sport.
“Athletes box inside the ring during the competition.”
/pʊl/
Use your strength to bring something closer to your body.
“Pull the cable down toward your shoulders.”
/θroʊ/
Send an object flying through the air with your arm.
“Throw the heavy ball against the wall.”
/kætʃ/
Stop and hold an object moving through the air.
“Catch the medicine ball with both hands.”
crunch
/krʌntʃ/
An exercise where you lift your upper back off the floor.
“Do every crunch slowly to work your stomach muscles.”
