Fitness Routines for a Healthy Life

What is this lesson about? This fitness routine ESL lesson plan helps B1–B2 learners expand their vocabulary and speaking skills while discussing different types of exercise. Through reading, video analysis, and reflection activities, students learn to describe fitness routines, evaluate their benefits, and share personal experiences.

What language will students learn? Learners practise essential fitness-related vocabulary and expressions, including:

• Strength training

• Cardio

• Yoga

• Pilates

• HIIT (high-intensity interval training)

• Collocations such as core strength, improve posture, sustain energy, increase endurance

• Idiomatic expressions like partial to and missing a trick
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops comprehension and fluency step by step:

• Warm-up discussion questions on personal exercise habits.

• Vocabulary matching and gap-fills to reinforce meaning and usage.

• Reading comprehension activity on the benefits of strength, cardio, yoga, Pilates, and HIIT.

• Video activity with comprehension and discussion tasks on HIIT training.

• Idioms and speaking practice to apply language in real-world contexts.

• Final reflection to connect the topic to students’ lives.
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Use accurate vocabulary to describe fitness routines.

• Evaluate and compare different types of exercise in English.

• Apply idiomatic expressions in discussions about health and wellbeing.

• Build confidence in expressing personal opinions on fitness.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for intermediate adult learners (B1–B2). It’s ideal for online or in-person classes and particularly suited to wellness-focused ESL programmes.