How to talk about your workout in Spanish

Talk about the exercises you do, the equipment you use and what you need at the gym. These 12 words come with practical patterns and a natural conversation.

12 gym words for your workout

Bar vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Barra

English

Bar

Deodorant vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Desodorante

English

Deodorant

Dumbbell vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Mancuerna

English

Dumbbell

Locker vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Casillero

English

Locker

Machine vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Máquina

English

Machine

Mirror vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Espejo

English

Mirror

Plank vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Plancha

English

Plank

Shower vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Ducha

English

Shower

Squat vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Sentadilla

English

Squat

Supplements vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Suplementos

English

Supplements

Sweat vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Sudar

English

Sweat

Treadmill vocabulary illustration
Spanish

Caminadora

English

Treadmill

Gym words in context

See how each word works in a natural Spanish sentence.

  1. La barra pesa veinte kilos sin discos.The bar weighs twenty kilos without plates.
  2. Siempre llevo desodorante en la mochila del gimnasio.I always carry deodorant in my gym bag.
  3. Necesito una mancuerna más ligera para este ejercicio.I need a lighter dumbbell for this exercise.
  4. Guardé la chaqueta en el casillero.I put my jacket in the locker.
  5. Esta máquina sirve para entrenar las piernas.This machine is for training your legs.
  6. Compruebo mi postura en el espejo.I check my posture in the mirror.
  7. Mantengo la plancha durante treinta segundos.I hold the plank for thirty seconds.
  8. Me doy una ducha después de entrenar.I take a shower after training.
  9. La sentadilla fortalece las piernas.The squat strengthens your legs.
  10. No tomo suplementos sin consultar a un profesional.I don't take supplements without consulting a professional.
  11. Es normal sudar durante una sesión intensa.It's normal to sweat during an intense session.
  12. Camino diez minutos en la caminadora para calentar.I walk on the treadmill for ten minutes to warm up.

Talking about your workout

Use these phrases to explain your routine, ask about equipment and say how an exercise feels.

Hoy voy a entrenar…

Today I'm going to train…

Hoy voy a entrenar las piernas.Today I'm going to train my legs.

¿Está libre…?

Is … free?

¿Está libre esta máquina?Is this machine free?

Hago … series de…

I do … sets of…

Hago tres series de sentadillas.I do three sets of squats.

¿Cuánto pesa…?

How much does … weigh?

¿Cuánto pesa esta mancuerna?How much does this dumbbell weigh?

Primero caliento…

First I warm up…

Primero caliento en la caminadora.First I warm up on the treadmill.

A conversation before a workout

  1. Nora¿Qué vas a entrenar hoy?What are you going to train today?
  2. DiegoPiernas. Primero voy a calentar en la caminadora.Legs. First I'm going to warm up on the treadmill.
  3. NoraYo voy a hacer sentadillas con la barra.I'm going to do squats with the bar.
  4. Diego¿Cuánto pesa esa mancuerna?How much does that dumbbell weigh?
  5. NoraDiez kilos. Después haré la plancha.Ten kilos. Afterwards I'll do the plank.
  6. DiegoPerfecto. Nos vemos en las duchas después.Perfect. See you by the showers afterwards.

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