Hobbies, Interests, Sports and Exercise

Hobbies and Interests

Familiarise yourself with Spanish terms for popular hobbies, such as música (music), películas (movies), lectura (reading), cocinar (cooking), and viajar (travelling).
Learn how to talk about a personal interest. For example: “Me gusta la música because it relaxes me” translates to “I like music because it relaxes me”.
Practice describing why you are interested in certain hobbies.
Understand expressions of likes and dislikes. “Me encanta” (I love), “Me gusta” (I like), “No me gusta” (I do not like) and “Odio” (I hate).

Sports

Learn basic terms for typical school sport activities, like fútbol (football), baloncesto (basketball), natación (swimming), and atletismo (athletics).
Practice conjugating regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs to discuss playing sports.
Be familiar with the verb “jugar” (to play) and the phrase “[deporte] me mantiene en forma”, which means “[sport] keeps me in shape”.
Be able to discuss how often you play a sport using frequency adverbs like nunca (never), a veces (sometimes), siempre (always), mucho (a lot), and poco (little).

Exercise

Understand verbs that relate to physical activity such as correr (to run), caminar (to walk), levantar pesas (to lift weights), and ciclismo (cycling).
Become familiar with phrases that describe the frequency, duration, and intensity of exercise: todos los días (every day), dos veces a la semana (twice a week), intenso/a (intense), suave (mild).
Learn the names of body parts and connect them with respective exercises: brazo (arm), pierna (leg), espalda (back), pecho (chest).

Health

Know the terms for foods, such as frutas (fruits), verduras (vegetables), carnes (meats), dulces (sweets).
Be familiar with the phrases “comer una dieta balanceada” (eat a balanced diet), beber mucha agua (drink lots of water), and descansar lo suficiente (get enough rest).
Understand how to express common health problems or illnesses, such as estar resfriado/a (to have a cold), tener dolor de cabeza (to have a headache), and estar enfermo/a (to be sick).