calisthenics

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 813: Doing Basic Exercises.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 813. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful, and I do mean beautiful, Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue between Jane and Arnold about doing physical exercises for your body. Let's get started.

Jane: I’ve just had the best workout at the gym!

Arnold: You don’t need to go to a gym to exercise. I exercise right here in my apartment.

Jane: Oh, yeah? What can you do in this small space?

Arnold: Nearly everything I need to do. Before I do my calisthenics, I stretch. And every morning I do sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups.

Jane: That’s not enough to keep you in shape.

Arnold: I’m not finished. Every other day I do lunges