Health and Fitness Phrasal Verbs

Here are some common phrasal verbs used in health and fitness with their meanings and examples:

Bulk up

Meaning:

• To gain muscle mass through exercise and diet.

• To gain weight and build your muscles by eating and exercising more, often when training for sports events.

Example:

• He’s been bulking up for the bodybuilding competition.

• The coach told us to bulk up before the season started.

Cool down

Meaning:

• To do light exercise to relax after intense physical activity.

• To become calm, less excited, or less enthusiastic.

Example:

• Make sure you cool down after your workout to prevent soreness.

• I think you should wait until she's cooled down a little.

Come down with

Meaning:

• To become ill with a sickness.

• To start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious.

Example:

• I think I’m coming down with a cold.

• I think I may be coming down with a flu.

Get over

Meaning:

• To recover from an illness or difficult situation.

• ​To return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc. after an illness, a shock, the end of a relationship, etc.

Example:

• It took her a few days to get over the flu.

• He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he'll get over it.

Pass out

Meaning:

• To lose consciousness.

• The phrasal verb pass out, for example, can mean to fall asleep, but it can also mean to distribute.

Example:

• He passed out from dehydration during the marathon.

• The teacher hasn't finished passing out the tests yet.

Throw up

Meaning:

• To vomit.

Example:

• She felt so sick that she threw up after eating bad food.

• He threw up his breakfast all over the back seat of the car.

Work out

Meaning:

• To exercise or train physically.

• To find the answer to something synonym solve to work out a problem work out what, where, etc.

Example:

• I work out at the gym three times a week.

• Can you work out what these scribbles mean?

Explanation

What Are Phrasal Verbs?

Phrasal verbs are multi-word expressions consisting of a verb and one or more particles (either a preposition or an adverb). Together, they form a meaning that is often different from the verb’s original meaning.

Structure of Phrasal Verbs:

Verb + Preposition
Example: Look after some text

• Meaning: To take care of someone or something.

• Sentence: "I need to look after my younger brother today."

Verb + Adverb
Example: Give up some text

• Meaning: To stop doing something.

• Sentence: "She decided to give up smoking."

Verb + Adverb + Preposition
Example: Get away with some text.

• Meaning: To escape punishment for something.

• Sentence: "He got away with cheating on the test."

Phrasal Verbs

Word order in Pharal Verbs