Vocabulary

• burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
• slim down: To become thinner, usually by dieting or exercising.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• at rest: Not moving or being used.
• have to: Must do
• work out
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• slice of pizza: A portion of pizza cut from the whole
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• amount: Quantity of something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• shrink: To become smaller
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• require: To demand that someone does something
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• conserve: To save or protect something
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• basal: Concerning the lowest level or fundamentals
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine