Health and Fitness

Health and Fitness in Italian

Staying active and healthy is a great topic for daily conversation! In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about sports, exercise, and how often you work out in Italian.

Talking About Frequency

To describe how often you do sports or exercise, you can use frequency words like sempre (always), spesso (often), qualche volta (sometimes), and mai (never).

• Faccio sport ogni giorno. — I do sports every day.
• Vado in palestra tre volte a settimana. — I go to the gym three times a week.

Expressing Ability and Likes

You can use modal verbs and preference verbs to talk about what you can do and what you like:

• Mi piace correre al parco. — I like running in the park.
• Posso nuotare molto bene. — I can swim very well.

Common Mistakes

Mistake: Saying giocare for all sports.
Correction: Use giocare a for games with a ball (e.g., giocare a calcio), but use fare for general sports and fitness activities (e.g., fare yoga, fare sport).