How do you call it?
The first step is to find a “salle de sport” next to your home. The best is a recommandation of a friend, of course. Next, Google and lespagesjaunes.fr. You can either call them “une salle” ou “un club” with “de sport”, “de gym” or “de fitness”. Then you will buy “un abonnement” (a subscription) “au mois” (monthly) or “à l’année” (yearly). To practice, you need “des affaires de sport” (sport stuff).
Get changed
When you enter the club, you will go to “les vestiaires” (changing rooms) and find “un casier vide” (an empty locker), that you will close with “un cadenas” (a padlock).
Vous vous changez (you get changed) : you put on your “tenue” (sports clothes) and your “baskets” (trainers). Then, you grab your “serviette” (towel) and your “bouteille d’eau” and “c’est parti !” (let’s go)
Warning : se changer (Je me change) = get changed // changer (Je change) = to change
Exercices
You can go to “un cours” (a lesson) or practice on “les machines”.
Les cours
Les cours are taught by “un prof” (a teacher, familiar). Courses are :
le step
le cardio
Les abdos-fessiers (crunches)
Le streching
La Culture physique / Musculation (bodybuilding)
Le yoga
Les machines
Le rameur (rowing)
Le vélo (exercise bike)
L’elliptique (elliptical bike)
Les haltères (dumbbells)
Le tapis de course (treadmill)
“Après l’effort le réconfort !”
(After the effort: relax)
Vous nagez dans la piscine (swim in the pool)
Vous allez au sauna
Vous allez au hammam
Vous vous reposez dans le jacuzzi
Shower and home!
Now you will “prendre une douche” (have a shower). You can say “Je vais prendre ma douche” ou “Je vais prendre une douche”. To do so, you will need “un gel douche” (shower gel), “un shampoing” (shampoo), “une serviette” and “des tongues” (flip flops).
After the shower, vous devez vous sécher (dry yourself) et vous rhabiller (dress again). And go home.
Bon courage !
Géraldine