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Fitness, Exercise & Healthy Habits

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Fit as a fiddle

/ፊት አዝ ኤ ፊድል/

በጣም ጤነኛ

In very good physical condition or health.

በጣም በጥሩ አካላዊ ሁኔታ ወይም ጤንነት ላይ መሆን።

In Practice

"After months of training, she is fit as a fiddle."
"My grandfather is eighty, but he's still fit as a fiddle."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe someone who is very healthy and energetic.

Back on track

/ባክ ኦን ትራክ/

ወደ መስመር መመለስ

Returning to a normal or healthy routine after a disruption.

ከተቋረጠ በኋላ ወደ መደበኛው ወይም ጤናማው ልምድ መመለስ።

In Practice

"It was hard after the holidays, but I'm finally back on track with my diet."
"I need to get back on track with my gym schedule."
Fluent Tip

Commonly used when resuming a fitness or diet plan.

Burn the candle at both ends

/በርን ዘ ካንድል አት ቦዝ ኤንድስ/

ራስን ማድከም

To work or exercise too hard without enough rest.

በቂ እረፍት ሳይወስዱ በጣም ጠንክሮ መስራት ወይም የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ ማድረግ።

In Practice

"You can't burn the candle at both ends and expect to stay healthy."
"She's training for a marathon and working full-time; she's burning the candle at both ends."
Fluent Tip

Used as a warning against overexertion.

No pain, no gain

/ኖ ፔይን ኖ ጌይን/

ያለ መከራ ደስታ የለም

You must work hard and suffer some discomfort to achieve results.

ውጤት ለማግኘት ጠንክሮ መስራት እና የተወሰነ ምቾት ማጣትን መታገስ አለብህ።

In Practice

"Push through the last set! No pain, no gain."
"I know your muscles ache, but no pain, no gain."
Fluent Tip

A very common motivational phrase in fitness.

Kick the habit

/ኪክ ዘ ሃቢት/

መጥፎ ልምድን ማቆም

To stop doing something that is harmful or unhealthy.

ጎጂ ወይም ጤናማ ያልሆነ ነገር ማድረግን ማቆም።

In Practice

"It’s time to kick the habit of eating junk food at night."
"He finally kicked the smoking habit for his health."
Fluent Tip

Used when discussing stopping bad health habits like smoking or poor diet.

Clean bill of health

/ክሊን ቢል ኦፍ ሄልዝ/

ሙሉ ጤነኛ መሆን

A report or statement that someone is completely healthy.

አንድ ሰው ሙሉ በሙሉ ጤነኛ መሆኑን የሚገልጽ ሪፖርት ወይም መግለጫ።

In Practice

"The doctor gave him a clean bill of health after the checkup."
"I’m happy to have a clean bill of health before starting the season."
Fluent Tip

Formal or informal medical context.

Run out of steam

/ራን አውት ኦፍ ስቲም/

ጉልበት መጨረስ

To lose energy or enthusiasm to continue.

ለመቀጠል የሚያስፈልገውን ጉልበት ወይም ፍላጎት ማጣት።

In Practice

"I ran out of steam halfway through the spin class."
"The team started strong but ran out of steam in the second half."
Fluent Tip

Used when exhaustion sets in during an activity.

Get a second wind

/ጌት ኤ ሰከንድ ዊንድ/

አዲስ ጉልበት ማግኘት

To find a new burst of energy after being tired.

ከደከሙ በኋላ አዲስ የጉልበት ስሜት ማግኘት።

In Practice

"I was exhausted, but I got a second wind and finished the race."
"After a quick snack, I got a second wind for my workout."
Fluent Tip

Often used in endurance sports or long workouts.

In the pink of health

/ኢን ዘ ፒንክ ኦፍ ሄልዝ/

በጣም በጥሩ ጤንነት

In perfect health.

ፍጹም በሆነ ጤንነት ላይ መሆን።

In Practice

"She exercises daily and remains in the pink of health."
"Despite her age, she is in the pink of health."
Fluent Tip

A slightly old-fashioned but common idiom for peak health.

Shape up or ship out

/ሼፕ አፕ ኦር ሺፕ አውት/

አስተካክል ወይም ውጣ

Improve your performance/behavior or leave.

አፈፃፀምህን ወይም ባህሪህን አሻሽል ካልሆነ ግን ልቀቅ።

In Practice

"The coach told the lazy players to shape up or ship out."
"If you want to stay on the team, you need to shape up or ship out."
Fluent Tip

Used in competitive sports or strict fitness environments.

Work up a sweat

/ወርክ አፕ ኤ ስዌት/

ላብ ማላብ

To exercise hard enough to start sweating.

ላብ እስኪወጣ ድረስ ጠንክሮ የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ ማድረግ።

In Practice

"It’s good to work up a sweat at least three times a week."
"I really worked up a sweat in that yoga session."
Fluent Tip

Describes a productive or intense exercise session.

On the mend

/ኦን ዘ ሜንድ/

በማገገም ላይ

Improving in health after an illness or injury.

ከህመም ወይም ከጉዳት በኋላ ጤንነት እየተሻሻለ መምጣት።

In Practice

"My knee was injured, but it's finally on the mend."
"He's been sick, but he's on the mend now."
Fluent Tip

Used during the recovery phase.