After a couple of months of hardly any exercise, I finally went back to the gym. I decided to try the “Body Combat” class, and oh my! What an experience! I had heard this class was hard, but no one prepared me for the agony my body would go through afterwards. Although I am having a hard time moving around because all the muscles around my arms and back are very sore, I am glad I went to the class. I really enjoyed it (who doesn’t enjoy pretend-punching to relieve stress), and I am happy to realize I have more muscles than I thought!<\/p>\n
Aside of feeling new muscles in my body, I am also learning the names of these muscles as well as vocabulary related to working out.\u00a0So… in honor of the agonizing pain I feel and for all of us to learn new vocabulary, here is a list of some\u00a0words related to working out:<\/p>\n
de spier of spieren- <\/i>muscle or muscles
\nde borstspieren\u00a0of pectoralis- <\/i>chest muscles
\nde tri<\/i>ceps-<\/i> triceps
\n<\/i>de bic<\/i>eps- <\/i>biceps
\n<\/i>de gluten- <\/i>buttocks
\n<\/i>de buikspieren- <\/i>abdominal muscles<\/p>\n
LET OP! Remember that although some of these words come from Latin or Greek, the pronunciation varies. In English, biceps would be pronounced with the English “i” while in Dutch with the Dutch “i.”<\/p>\n
sporten of fitnessen-\u00a0<\/em>working out inademen<\/em>– inhale I found the following video and I found it very interesting. It explains how our muscles work in very concise (and usually clearly pronounced) Dutch.<\/p>\n
\ngewichten-\u00a0<\/em>weights
\ncardio-\u00a0<\/em>cardio just like in English
\nrekken<\/i>– stretch
\nbuikspieroefening<\/i>– crunches
\nlopen of hardlopen<\/em>– walking or running (although I’ve heard people use lopen<\/i> for both)
\nfietsen<\/em>– favorite Dutch sport…cycling
\nboksen-\u00a0<\/i>boxing<\/p>\n
\nuitademen<\/em>– exhale
\nonstpannen<\/em>– relax (very popular word in yoga)
\nomhoog-\u00a0<\/em>up
\nomlaag-<\/em> down
\nconditie-\u00a0<\/i>Stamina
\nlenig- <\/em>agile<\/p>\n
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