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Fitness English with Fabio
和法比奥学健身英语

Date: Jun 26 2012

Themes: Celebrity, Health

Grammar: First Conditional

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Few people ever embody perfection like Fabio. His muscles, handsome face and long hair reflect the fantasy of many women, and his appearances on television and in movies ensure that every American and many people around the world know who he is, no last name required. (It’s Lanzoni if you were wondering.)

Fabio became famous by posing on the covers of romance novels. He even wrote a few of his own. These days, he has his own line of nutritional products. He didn’t get to be so buff and good looking just by luck. He eats well, stays fit, and takes care of himself. Now he helps others do the same.

We recently met Fabio when he was signing autographs and taking photos with fans while touring Whole Foods stores in the US. He was happy to help us teach some health and body building slang, and tell us about how he learned English.

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Fabio: Hi, this is Fabio, and this is English, baby!

Jason: Fabio recently toured Whole Foods stores in the US to promote his new protein product.

Fabio: It’s the highest quality whey protein today in America.

Jason: We asked him to teach an English lesson about fitness. What does it mean to be fit? What does that term mean?

Fabio: Fit is like to be in shape. It’s very simple. Unfortunately, God gives you only one body. The body you’re born with is the body you’re going to die with, and when you really take care of your body, your body will take care of you. It’s almost like a car, if you put the best gasoline in your car and you do the oil change, your car pretty much is not going to leave you in the middle of the street. The same with your body. If you really take care with good food, healthy food, and great supplements, high quality supplements, it’s amazing. You really don’t need to be a scientist to understand your body. When you give the highest quality protein to your body, every single cell reproduces better and faster. It doesn’t matter if it’s your hair, your skin, your muscle density, your bones, your organs, your tendons, your nails, everything regenerates because of protein. Those are the building blocks.

Jason: You’re a little bit more than fit. One might say that you’re buff or built. Could you tell us what those terms mean?

Fabio: Normally when you have bigger muscles than average, you’re buff. Simple as that.

Jason: You learned English as a second language. Can you tell me about how you learned English?

Fabio: Just living in the United States. Just talking to people and doing business.

Jason: Was it ever hard?

Fabio: In the beginning. Because normally what you do is you think in your own native language, so it’s very hard. You have to think and try to translate. That’s why sometimes you hear many people, you can see they’re thinking and they try to translate. First they formulate a sentence and after try to translate from their language to the other language and it doesn’t make sense. You have totally to flip, to switch the way of thinking to be able to speak another language.

Jason: Definitely. That’s good advice. Thanks, Fabio!

Fabio: English, baby!

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Fabio is very famous for being strong and good looking. Anyone can be fit if you exercise and eat healthy food, but Fabio isn’t just in shape. He’s buff. He has big muscles.

For many years, Fabio has appeared on the covers of books and on TV. Now he has a line of whey protein. He says supplements are a good way to take care of your body. He looks like he knows what he’s talking about.

Fabio is from Italy. He says he learned English when he got to the US, and the hardest part was training himself to think in English.
How do you stay in shape? Do you think in English?

Learn more about Fabio and his protein on our blog.

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xesman

Singapore

You don’t need protein unless you work-out like 3 times a day? Just go with natural foods(eg chicken breast, lean red meat.. etc ) will do just good or better :D

xesman

Singapore

haha. all muscles no brain! He looks really nice and buff, but i guess babes nowadays are more towards lean and tone muscle built?

l7anal7ya

Saudi Arabia

I stay in shape do some exrcise like walk on the tradmill everyday for 30 minute

and I eat nutral supplement

candycandice

Sweden

I got speechless after seeing Fabio Lanzoni. All I can comment about his appearance is typical Italian.

Fabio used a metaphor to explain why we should be aware of what kind of foods we shove in. That impressed me a lot and I will use it when I’m obliged to convince friends and relatives to skip greasy meals.

I struggle to stay in shape by eating healthy food instead of fast food and I avoid sweets and crisps – instead I munch on nuts and popcorns because it is evinced to be good for the health. I do some gym and yoga too.

Frankly, I think sometimes in English not all the time. I guess most of us generally contemplate in our native language.

petarian

Indonesia

How lucy Fabio is!!! He’s cute, healthy and he can speak english well

Crizsearch

Indonesia

ANd I agree with Julito, speaking, writing, and thinking in English will help alot .

ErinDong

United States

fabio is so cool. he has those awesome muscles

julito

Argentina

Good for Fabio , we are a product of what we eat ,with a proper and balanced diet and exercise our body and mind will be our best friends .

I agree with Fabio that we can be sure that we are mastering a second language when we start thinking in that idiom , it helps not to be afraid to make mistakes , they are part of the process of learning.

daynong

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

uhm, thats goooooooooood idea or notion or thought !!!!!!!!!!!

that’s work , u hafta ,must, or oblige ur self to thnk an answre n english wen somone asks ya !!!!!!!!!!!

y’know wen i read this ,i got it what it is

a2020

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I used to exercise every day,and these days just jogging.i try to think in English but it takes time and its really hard.

~MemoTheHun~

Germany

Sergio, then you have no idea of working out man… :D You need Creatine, Proteins, Arnigin etc… you can’t get all these things just with your daily food. It wouldn’t be sufficient.

SÉRGIO

Brazil

I disagree that supplements are good for our healthy! Physical activities and healthy foods are enough!

~MemoTheHun~

Germany

If somebody really wants to learn Fitness English, then just download JeFit on Android or Iphone and use it for working out. I have used it for some months now and learned many new English words. It is really worth trying.

Crizsearch

Indonesia

How old is FABIO? I remember I saw him in my childhood, was that a dream????

ola33

Canada

Ryo, agree :)) I’m just looking at Fabio and think—Wow, what a handsome man! :))

Buttafly

Germany

@Quynh Mai...Hehe!! The Fabio era of all those icky Romance novel covers seems to be over. Although, I always admired his hair more than his body throughout the 80s and early 90s

Buttafly

Germany

My best buddy and daily motivational tidbit to stay in shape ;))

Quynh Mai

Viet Nam

I hope you all didn’t gawk at Fabio’s body all the way throughout the video like I did. :))

I usually eat healthy food. I try to eat as much veggies and fruits and yogurt as possible, and recently I’ve been trying to cut back a bit on meat and rice. My body is in good enough shape even though I don’t exercise (lack of motivations…). I’ll exercise if there’s somebody to do it with me though.

KittyZhou

China

there is a sentence which is ‘Health is the fundamentality of our body ‘in our nation . everything you do first must base on you heathy.i will learn how to keep me in shape from all of you.then i can do what i want to do.

about learning enlgish..i alway think in own native language first then translate into english..i think i must change this way to think in english first.

CatcheR

Indonesia

I eat healthy foods most of my days because I don’t like to buy outside foods, my body is skinny , I don’t have a good shape , maybe because I don’t exercise :D , (Yeah I try to think in English, thanks for good advice Fabio , you rock!! :D )