This is a download from BBC Learning English.
To find out more, visit our website.
Hello, I'm Rob.
Welcome to Six Minute English, where we get together to discuss an interesting topic,
along with six useful items of vocabulary to wrestle with.
Yes, hello, I'm Catherine, and today's topic is all about togetherness,
because we're talking about going to the gym,
and why gym membership is becoming increasingly popular.
So, Rob, do you head off to your local gym afterward?
No, I hate group exercise.
I prefer to go for a run on my own.
It's free, and I enjoy being outdoors.
How about you, Catherine?
Well, I really like group exercise, Rob.
I find it really motivating.
And when something is motivating, it makes us want to do something.
So, what motivates you to go to the gym, Catherine?
Well, I go because I really like the spin classes.
Ah, is that where you cycle on the spot while an instructor shouts at you?
Well, yes, that's the one, and if I wasn't in that class,