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健身习惯 · A Fitness Habit

Jiànshēn xíguàn — From frequent colds to the gym three times a week.

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两年前,liǎng nián qián我的wǒ de身体shēntǐ不太bú tài好。hǎo

Two years ago my body wasn't so great.

我wǒ经常jīngcháng感冒,gǎnmào也yě容易róngyì累。lèi

I often caught colds and got tired easily.

后来,hòulái我wǒ决定juédìng开始kāishǐ运动。yùndòng

Later, I decided to start exercising.

一开始yī kāishǐ我wǒ只是zhǐ shì每天měitiān走路。zǒulù

At first I just walked every day.

慢慢mànmàn地,de我wǒ开始kāishǐ跑步。pǎobù

Gradually I started jogging.

现在xiànzài我wǒ每周měi zhōu去qù三次sān cì健身房。jiànshēn fáng

Now I go to the gym three times a week.

我wǒ也yě注意zhùyì饮食。yǐnshí

I also pay attention to my diet.

少shǎo吃chī油腻的yóunì de东西,dōngxi多duō吃chī蔬菜shūcài水果。shuǐguǒ

Less oily food, more vegetables and fruit.

我wǒ还hái学会了xuéhuì le做zuò一些yìxiē健康的jiànkāng de饭菜。fàncài

I've also learned to make some healthy meals.

坚持jiānchí运动yùndòng以后,yǐhòu我的wǒ de身体shēntǐ好多了。hǎo duō le

After sticking with exercise, my body is much better.

我wǒ变得biàn de更gèng有yǒu精神。jīngshén

I have more energy.

健身jiànshēn已经yǐjīng成为chéngwéi我wǒ生活shēnghuó的de一部分。yí bùfèn

Fitness has become a part of my life.

Vocabulary in this story (55 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
两年前liǎng nián qiántwo years ago
我的wǒ demy
身体shēntǐbody
不太bú tàiwasn't too
好hǎogood
我wǒI
经常jīngchángoften
感冒gǎnmàocaught colds
也yěalso
容易róngyìeasily
累lèi(got) tired
后来hòuláilater
决定juédìngdecided
开始kāishǐto start
运动yùndòngexercising
一开始yī kāishǐat first
只是zhǐ shìjust
每天měitiānevery day
走路zǒulùwalked
慢慢mànmànslowly
地de(adv.)
跑步pǎobùjogging
现在xiànzàinow
每周měi zhōuevery week
去qùgo
三次sān cìthree times
健身房jiànshēn fángto the gym
注意zhùyìpay attention to
饮食yǐnshí(my) diet
少shǎoless
吃chīeating
油腻的yóunì degreasy
东西dōngxithings
多duōmore
蔬菜shūcàivegetables
水果shuǐguǒ(and) fruit
还háialso
学会了xuéhuì lelearned
做zuòto make
一些yìxiēsome
健康的jiànkāng dehealthy
饭菜fàncàimeals
坚持jiānchípersisting with
以后yǐhòuafter
好多了hǎo duō le(is) much better
变得biàn dehave become
更gèngmore
有yǒuhave
精神jīngshénenergy
健身jiànshēnfitness
已经yǐjīngalready
成为chéngwéihas become
生活shēnghuólife
的de's
一部分yí bùfèna part

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