{"id":31953,"date":"2020-04-28T05:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T03:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31953"},"modified":"2020-04-28T12:50:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T10:50:33","slug":"french-vocabulary-working-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-working-out\/","title":{"rendered":"French Vocabulary &#8211; Working Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While some countries are starting to relax their stay at home orders, people living in others \u2013 including<strong> la France<\/strong>, <strong>l\u2019Angleterre<\/strong>, and many parts of <strong>les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> (including where I live) \u2013 are still trying to find ways to pass the time while <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-responding-to-a-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>confin\u00e9s chez eux<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-explore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual tours<\/a> are great for the mind, but what about the body? <strong>Pour \u00e7a, rien de mieux qu\u2019un peu d\u2019exercice<\/strong> (<em>For that, nothing beats a little\u00a0<\/em><i>exercise<\/i>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31958 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156-234x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faire du sport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>En temps normal<\/strong> (<em>In normal times<\/em>) there are many ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/work-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>faire du sport<\/strong><\/a> (<em>to play sports<\/em> or more generically <em>to get some exercise<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re stuck at home though, that can be a little bit more difficult. You have to get creative! But with a little inspiration, anyone can find some space and improvise equipment (<strong>le mat\u00e9rielle<\/strong>) to keep active.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plume to the rescue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like in this funny video from the clever team at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-fort-boyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parole de chat<\/a>. Before you watch, review the vocabulary below to help you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">When you&#8217;re ready, try watching the video a few times without<strong> les sous-titres<\/strong> (<em>subtitles<\/em>). See how much you can understand using the vocabulary below, previous lessons, and clues from what you see. If you need to, click the CC button <strong>en bas \u00e0 droite de la vid\u00e9o<\/strong> <em>(in the lower right of the<\/em> video) to turn on <strong>les sous-titres<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GYM - PAROLE DE CHAT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-S3IKNy8GRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen for the following as you watch the video &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>T\u2019as fait du sport aujourd\u2019hui?<\/strong> As mentioned above <strong>faire du sport <\/strong>can mean <em>to play a sport<\/em> or more generically <em>to work out,<\/em> or to<em> exercise.<\/em> Plume&#8217;s owner, clearly concerned about Plumes mental health after <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their attempted <strong>fuite<\/strong> (<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">escape)<\/a>,<\/em> wants to make sure they are getting some <strong>entra\u00eenement <\/strong>(<em>practice, training).<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-31960\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_0168-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>I can tell you from personal experience (just see the state of our chairs!) that many cats think that <strong>se faire les griffes<\/strong> <em>(sharpening their claws<\/em>) is exercise. It. Is. Not!.<\/div>\n<p>Of course before working out, <strong>l&#8217;\u00e9chauffement est id\u00e9al<\/strong> (<em>warming up is ideal)<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>On s\u2019\u00e9chauffe pour \u00e9viter de se faire du mal <\/strong>(<em>you warm up to prevent getting hurt\/injuries).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to stretch (<strong>On n\u2019oublie pas de s\u2019\u00e9tirer<\/strong>). Stretching (<strong>s&#8217;\u00e9tirer<\/strong>) can also help prevent\u00a0<strong>des entorses<\/strong> (<em>sprains).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A good way <strong>de travailler sa ligne<\/strong> (<em>to work on your figure<\/em>) is with <strong>une petite s\u00e9rie d\u2019abdos<\/strong>. From the word <strong>abdominaux <\/strong>(<em>abdominals<\/em>), <strong>les<\/strong> <strong>abdos\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>abs)<\/em> help us stand tall &#8230; and look trimmer!<\/p>\n<p><strong>On ne se d\u00e9courage pas !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t faire as much sport as you would like to, <strong>surtout ne vous d\u00e9couragez pas<\/strong>(<em>Don\u2019t lose courage\/don\u2019t give up).\u00a0<\/em>Even a little\u00a0<strong>balade autour de chez soi<\/strong> (<em>walk around your own house<\/em>) can do wonders. And if you are able to\u00a0<strong>faire du sport<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>n\u2019oubliez pas de faire une pause <\/strong>(<em>don&#8217;t forget to take a rest).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main photo by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@chetanvlad?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Vlad Che\u021ban<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chair photo (C) Tim Hildreth, used with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"234\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156-234x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/low-angle-photography-of-man-jumping-2923156.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><p>While some countries are starting to relax their stay at home orders, people living in others \u2013 including la France, l\u2019Angleterre, and many parts of les \u00c9tats-Unis (including where I live) \u2013 are still trying to find ways to pass the time while confin\u00e9s chez eux. 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