Walking, running and more

Phrases

go for a walk

walk for exercise or to relax

Let's go for a walk. It's nice out.

go for a run

run once, for exercise

I go for a run before work, when it's cool.

jog

run slowly and steadily

I don't race. I jog at my own pace.

three miles

a common distance; about five kilometers

I ran three miles this morning. My legs hate me.

take the stairs

walk up, not use the elevator

I take the stairs to the sixth floor every day.

bike to work

ride a bicycle to your job

On sunny days, I bike to work.

go hiking

walk on trails in hills or mountains

We go hiking outside Edinburgh once a month.

swim laps

swim from one end of a pool to the other, again and again

She swims laps before breakfast.

stretch

pull your muscles long before or after exercise

Stretch first, or you'll feel it tomorrow.

out of breath

breathing hard after exercise

I was out of breath after the second hill.

sore

your muscles hurt after exercise

I'm so sore from yesterday's hike.

ten thousand steps

a popular daily walking goal

I try to get ten thousand steps a day.

Say it out loud

Tap a sentence to hear it. Say it after the voice.

1. I went for a run by the river. It was beautiful.
2. I take the stairs, but I'm out of breath by the fifth floor.
3. My phone says I walked twelve thousand steps today.
4. We go hiking every fall, when the leaves change.
5. I'm still sore from Saturday. Stairs are hard.