Welcome to the English we speak with.
Me, Rob and me Jain.
Are you a fitness fanatic?
Well, this new word might be useful to you.
It's fitspiration.
It's when something or someone motivates you to get fit.
This sounds interesting.
There's a clue about fitness in the first part of the word fit.
What about the second part, spiration?
Well, that comes from the word inspiration,
which describes an enthusiasm to do something after seeing someone else do it.
So fitspiration relates to being inspired to get fit.
It's an example of two words combined to make one.
We call that a portmanteau word.
So my smart watch gives me fitspiration because it can tell me how fast I run and how many calories I'm burning?
Yes, that's right.
Anything that encourages you to improve your fitness.
But I don't use technology.
I prefer a personal trainer to tell me what to do and.
And how to do it.