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2025-02-15
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1This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Marco in Italy. Here is Marco's question:
2Dear Teacher,
3I want to understand more when to use the word "regimen" for exercise or other actions.
4Thank you.
5I'm happy to answer this question, Marco.
6A regimen is usual and repeated action, especially in training. In health care, it is a systematic plan to improve a person's health.
7A training regimen, for example, can include exercises people can do to help them get the results they want.
8For example, a long-distance runner's regimen might include runs of 10 or 20 kilometers every week.
9Note that we often put another noun before the word "regimen" to help identify it more clearly.
10These are called attributive nouns.
11They act similarly to adjectives, as in the following examples:
12a weightlifting regimen, a workout regimen, a running regimen, a walking regimen, a stretching regimen
13In fact, you can more clearly identify any kind of regimen by placing an attributive noun before it.
14For example, musicians can have a "practice regimen," and students can have a "study regimen."
15To express what actions or steps are in a regimen, we can use the verb and preposition "consist of," as the following example shows:
16My exercise regimen consists of strength training two days a week and running or walking most other days.
17Note that native speakers might substitute the word "routine" for "regimen" in some situations.
18Here are some examples:
19What practice routine do you follow?
20You can use this daily routine to improve your fitness.
21A medical regimen is a series of repeated treatments.
22For example, a doctor might tell a patient to take a certain medicine two times a day for two weeks.
23We often put adjectives, like medical, before the word "regimen," also.
24"Daily," and "effective" are commonly used, as in:
25Try to include long walks in your daily regimen.
26You need an effective regimen for losing weight.
27And it is not unusual to use both an adjective and an attributive noun, like in this example:
28She swims two kilometers a day as part of a strict training regimen.
29For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English?
30Do you have a special study regimen?
31We want to hear from you!
32Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
33And please let us know where you are from, too.
34And that's Ask a Teacher.
35I'm Andrew Smith.
1This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Marco in Italy. Here is Marco's question: 2Dear Teacher, 3I want to understand more when to use the word "regimen" for exercise or other actions. 4Thank you. 5I'm happy to answer this question, Marco. 6A regimen is usual and repeated action, especially in training. In health care, it is a systematic plan to improve a person's health. 7A training regimen, for example, can include exercises people can do to help them get the results they want. For example, a long-distance runner's regimen might include runs of 10 or 20 kilometers every week. 8Note that we often put another noun before the word "regimen" to help identify it more clearly. These are called attributive nouns. They act similarly to adjectives, as in the following examples: 9a weightlifting regimen, a workout regimen, a running regimen, a walking regimen, a stretching regimen 10In fact, you can more clearly identify any kind of regimen by placing an attributive noun before it. For example, musicians can have a "practice regimen," and students can have a "study regimen." 11To express what actions or steps are in a regimen, we can use the verb and preposition "consist of," as the following example shows: 12My exercise regimen consists of strength training two days a week and running or walking most other days. 13Note that native speakers might substitute the word "routine" for "regimen" in some situations. Here are some examples: 14What practice routine do you follow? 15You can use this daily routine to improve your fitness. 16A medical regimen is a series of repeated treatments. For example, a doctor might tell a patient to take a certain medicine two times a day for two weeks. 17We often put adjectives, like medical, before the word "regimen," also. "Daily," and "effective" are commonly used, as in: 18Try to include long walks in your daily regimen. 19You need an effective regimen for losing weight. 20And it is not unusual to use both an adjective and an attributive noun, like in this example: 21She swims two kilometers a day as part of a strict training regimen. 22For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English? Do you have a special study regimen? We want to hear from you! Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. And please let us know where you are from, too. 23And that's Ask a Teacher. 24I'm Andrew Smith. 25Andrew Smith wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 26_______________________________________________________ 27Words in This Story 28consist of -verb phrase. To be formed or made of 29fitness -n. the state of being in strong physical condition 30certain -adj. specific, exact 31strict -adj. exact and precise, with little variation