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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I've been thinking about getting in shape, so I hope today's topic is fitness. Lucas: You guessed it! We're going to the gym. First word: academia. That means gym. Luna: Academia. Sounds like 'academy' but for working out. Lucas: Exactly. Repeat after me: academia. Luna: Academia. Lucas: Perfect. Now, a common question: Onde fica a academia? — Where is the gym? Luna: Onde fica a academia? Lucas: Great. So if you're in a new city, you can ask that. Luna: That's super useful. I'd use that for sure. Lucas: Next, the verb malhar — to work out. Luna: Malhar. Sounds like 'mall' but with an 'ar'. Lucas: Yeah. So, Eu malho todos os dias — I work out every day. Luna: Eu malho todos os dias. That's a good goal. Lucas: Totally. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, you can support our ad-free mission at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, just if you find it valuable. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep creating these episodes. Lucas: Okay, back to the gym. Another key word: exercício — exercise. Luna: Exercício. That one's easy to remember. Lucas: Right. And you can ask: Que exercício você faz? — What exercise do you do? Luna: Que exercício você faz? Lucas: Awesome. Now let's imagine a short conversation. Luna, you ask me where the gym is. Luna: Onde fica a academia? Lucas: A academia fica perto do parque. And then I say: Eu malho todos os dias. Luna: Ah, so you work out every day. Que exercício você faz? Lucas: Eu faço musculação. That means weight training. But that's for another episode. Luna: Ooh, new word. But let's review today's: academia, malhar, exercício. Lucas: And the phrases: Onde fica a academia? Eu malho todos os dias. Que exercício você faz? Luna: I love how practical this is. I can already go to a gym in Brazil. Lucas: For sure. Practice these, and next time we'll learn how to talk about specific machines. Luna: Can't wait. See you next episode! Lucas: Até mais!