Fitness vocabulary

Here is list of fitness-related terms. They might be useful if you decide to hit the gym while traveling around Spain or Latin America.

Fitness – Fitness

Entrenar (lit. to train) / hacer ejercicio – To workout

Correr – To run

Saltar – To jump

Levantar – To lift

Gimnasio – Gym

Comba / cuerda – Jump rope

Pesas – Weights

Barra – Bar

Mancuerna – Dumbbell

Pesa rusa (lit. Russian weight) – Kettlebell

“Press” de banca – Bench press

“Press” de hombro – Shoulder press

Extensión – Extension

Dominada – Pull-up

Sentadilla – Squat

Zancada / estocada – Lunge

Flexión – Push-up

Saltos de tijera (lit. scissors jumps) – Jumping jacks

Abdominales – Sit-ups

Burpee – Burpee

Hacer el pino (lit. to do the pine tree) – To perform a handstand

Hacer el pino-puente – To perform a handstand into a bridge

Peso muerto (lit. dead weight) – Deadlift

Cargada y envión – Clean and jerk

Arrancada – Snatch

Salto mortal (lit. mortal jump) – Front flip

Mortal hacia atrás – Back flip

Agujetas (used with tener) – muscle ache after working out (there is no term in English!)