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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is episode two hundred forty-five. Lucas: Today we are changing locations. We left the kitchen in the last few episodes. Luna: Yes. We learned about chopping onions and grating cheese. Lucas: We did. But now we are going somewhere else active. Luna: Where are we going? Lucas: The gym. The fitness center. Luna: Oh! I love the gym. Or I try to love it. Lucas: It is good for the body. And today we learn how to talk about it. Luna: Let us start. What is the main phrase? Lucas: To exercise. To do exercise. Listen: hacer ejercicio. Luna: Hacer ejercicio. Lucas: Good. Hacer ejercicio means to exercise or to work out. Luna: Hacer ejercicio. Lucas: Exactly. You go to the gym to hacer ejercicio. Luna: I like to hacer ejercicio in the morning. Lucas: That is a great habit. Hacer ejercicio every day keeps you healthy. Luna: Yes. Hacer ejercicio makes me feel strong. Lucas: Right. Now, what do you use at the gym? Luna: Weights? Heavy things? Lucas: Yes. A weight. Specifically, a dumbbell or hand weight. La pesa. Luna: La pesa. Lucas: La pesa. It is feminine. La pesa es pesada. Luna: La pesa es pesada. That sounds funny. Lucas: It is just vocabulary. La pesa. Luna: La pesa. Lucas: Correct. When you hold la pesa, what do you do? Luna: You lift it up? Lucas: Yes. Levantar peso. To lift weight. Luna: Levantar peso. Lucas: Levantar peso. You stand there and levantas peso. Luna: I levanto peso every Tuesday. Lucas: Very disciplined. Levantar peso builds muscle. Luna: Levantar peso is hard work. Lucas: It is. But it feels good. After lifting, you stretch. Luna: Stretching is important. How do we say stretch? Lucas: Estirar. Estirar los músculos. Luna: Estirar los músculos. Lucas: Estirar los músculos. To stretch the muscles. Luna: Estirar los músculos after levantando peso. Lucas: Perfect sequence. First levantas peso, then estiras los músculos. Luna: Estirar los músculos prevents pain. Lucas: Exactly. You need loose muscles. Estirar los músculos helps. Luna: What if the gym is too hot? Lucas: Sometimes gyms are very warm. You might feel hot. Luna: How do I say that? Lucas: Siento mucho calor. I feel very hot. Luna: Siento mucho calor. Lucas: Siento mucho calor. S-o-i-n-t-m-u-c-h-o c a l o r. Luna: Siento mucho calor. Oh yes, I feel that way sometimes. Lucas: Then you ask for the air conditioning. Siento mucho calor. Luna: Siento mucho calor when I run on the treadmill. Lucas: Running makes you hot. Siento mucho calor. Luna: Siento mucho calor. Lucas: Let us put it all together. A quick scene. Luna: Okay. I am at the gym. Lucas: You walk in. You want to hacer ejercicio. Luna: I pick up la pesa. I levanto peso. Lucas: Good. Then you get tired. You estirar los músculos. Luna: But wait. The room is hot. Siento mucho calor. Lucas: So you drink water. And you finish your session. Luna: That was fun. I feel like a pro. Lucas: You are doing well. You used all the phrases correctly. Luna: Thank you, Lucas. My muscles are already tired from thinking. Lucas: Mental exercise is also hard work. Let us take a small break. Luna: Sure. Just a moment. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we appreciate your support. Luna: We deliberately don't run ads on these episodes. It keeps the experience clean for you. Lucas: If you want to support that choice directly, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It helps us keep making these episodes every week. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Back to the gym. Remember our key phrases. Luna: Hacer ejercicio. La pesa. Levantar peso. Lucas: Estirar los músculos. And Siento mucho calor. Luna: I will practice saying them while I walk. Lucas: That is the spirit. Walking and speaking. Luna: Hacer ejercicio y hablar español. Lucas: Exactly. Two activities at once. Very efficient. Luna: Do you have any other gym phrases? Lucas: Not today. Today was just about the basics. Luna: Okay. I am satisfied with these five. Lucas: Repetition is key. Say them again. Hacer ejercicio. Luna: Hacer ejercicio. Lucas: La pesa. Luna: La pesa. Lucas: Levantar peso. Luna: Levantar peso. Lucas: Estirar los músculos. Luna: Estirar los músculos. Lucas: Siento mucho calor. Luna: Siento mucho calor. Lucas: You sound confident. Your pronunciation is improving. Luna: I feel more comfortable with these words. Lucas: That is what we want. Small steps, big results. Luna: Like building muscle. One rep at a time. Lucas: Perfect analogy. Keep practicing until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Adios!