Phrasal verbs - Health and fitness

1) Read the health and fitness advice below and complete 1-5 with the appropriate phrasal verb.

Do you feel tired all the time? Do you often get headaches or colds? Improve your health with this simple advice!

Eat more healthily. unhealthy snacks such as crisps and chocolate and fast food completely. all the buiscuits in the house and buy more fruit and vegetables.

Take more exercise. Spend less time indoors and an exciting new sport. earlier and go running, for example.

2) Match each phrasal verb with its meaning.

When talking about sports...

to up = riscaldarsi, fare riscaldamento

to up (a new sport) = iniziare (uno sport nuovo)

to up = mollare, smettere

3) Drag the boxes onto the matching gaps.

cut down on
get up
take up
give up
throw away
work out
warm up

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.

= to start doing something regularly

= to get rid of rubbish or something that you do not want

= to get out of bed

= to stop doing or having something that you did or had regularly before

= to reduce the quantity or amount of something

= to train the body by physical exercise

= to prepare for physical exercise or a performance by doing gentle exercises or practice

4) Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs.

1. I at 7 am every morning and then I have a shower.

2. We're going to karate to keep fit.

3. Let's all the sweets and chocolates in the house and only eat healthy food.

4. increases your heart rate and therefore your blood flow. This enables more oxygen to reach your muscles.

5. I'm going to fast food - I'll only have it twice a month.

6. Last month my sister playing tennis and started doing basketball instead (=invece).