{"id":3011,"date":"2018-02-25T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:22","slug":"lingomap-health-and-fitness-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/lingomap-health-and-fitness-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lingomap: Health and fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salut\u00a0et bienvenue \u00e0 mon blog sur la sant\u00e9 et la forme physique<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

I am currently in my second semester at Universit<\/em>\u00e9 Savoie Mont Blanc in Chamb<\/em>\u00e9ry<\/em>. Thanks to its location in the mountainous Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region of south-eastern France, the town boasts an impressively wide range of sports and activities, promoting health and fitness.<\/p>\n

When I first moved to the Alpine town, I couldn\u2019t help noticing the different ways in which the locals incorporate health and fitness into their everyday lives. Simply getting from A to B is a whole different game, and the population is much more active. Il est la norme de voir des gens qui utilisent des scooters en m\u00e9tal, des rollers, une planche \u00e0 roulettes ou un v\u00e9lo pour se d\u00e9placer (y compris les adultes !). Seeing adults use children\u2019s metal scooters seemed bizarre at first, but as time has gone on, I can see the appeal \u2013 c’est raisonnable, plus rapide que la marche, c’est un excellent moyen de faire de l’exercice, et vous avez un endroit o\u00f9 reposer vos sacs \u00e0 provisions ! Simply walking to university requires effort as the campus is situated on a mountain! I guess it\u2019s a way to burn off those croissants?<\/p>\n

Spring \/ Summer \u00a0– Le printemps \/ L\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lac du Bourget<\/u><\/p>\n

Chamb\u00e9ry est tr\u00e8s proche du \u2018Bourget du Lac\u2019, un de mes endroits pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s pour aller pendant une journ\u00e9e ensoleill\u00e9e ! Les activit\u00e9s au bord du lac incluent la natation, la voile, l’aviron, le cano\u00eb, le kayak, le rafting, la p\u00eache, la plong\u00e9e, le ski nautique et le wakeboard. Vous pouvez \u00e9galement louer des p\u00e9dalos, utiliser la piste cyclable le long du lac ou aller \u00e0 la salle de gym. En \u00e9t\u00e9, les gens font du parapente au large des montagnes environnantes. La ville la plus proche, Aix-les-Bains, est connue pour ses thermes.<\/p>\n

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Le rugby<\/u><\/p>\n

Le rugby est un jeu populaire en France, comme au Pays de Galles. \u00a0Je suis all\u00e9e \u00e0 un match avec mon ami Sam au Stade des Alpes \u00e0 Grenoble, \u00e0 environ une demi-heure en train de Chamb\u00e9ry.<\/p>\n

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La danse <\/u><\/p>\n

La danse semble tout aussi populaire ici comme au Royaume-Uni. Lorsque je me suis rendu la forteresse de la Bastille de Grenoble, j’ai remarqu\u00e9 une s\u00e9ance de danse de salon en plein air, par exemple.<\/p>\n

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Autumn \/ Winter \u2013 L\u2019automne \/ L\u2019hiver<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naturally, winter sports (sports d\u2019hiver) are hugely popular in the Alps region, which has provided me with the perfect opportunity to try some new things!<\/p>\n

Chamonix<\/u><\/p>\n

En septembre, mes amis et moi avons visit\u00e9 Chamonix. This has undoubtedly been a highlight of my year abroad so far! Chamonix is very famous as it is situated at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia\u2019s Caucasus peaks. The first Winter olympics in 1924 was held there! Les visiteurs peuvent monter la montagne en t\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique. It was -4 degrees celsius when we arrived at the top (as a comparison, it was 24 degrees in Chamb\u00e9ry, just 1 hour away!) Vous pouvez vous promener, et la vue est \u00e0 couper le souffle tout \u00e0 fait. For those who have the patience and durability to queue, you can also stand in a transparent glass box at 3842m high. During the winter, the attraction closes because the temperature drops so far that it becomes too dangerous!<\/p>\n

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Le ski<\/u><\/p>\n

J’ai eu la chance de faire du ski pour la premi\u00e8re fois pendant mon s\u00e9jour \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger. Le bus de Chamb\u00e9ry \u00e0 la station la plus proche, La F\u00e9claz, est assez raisonnable et prend seulement 50 minutes. For my first trip, my friend Hannah came to visit, so we decided to book a lesson as neither of us had any experience on the slopes. Nous avons lou\u00e9 des skis, des bottes et des b\u00e2tons de ski \u00e0 la station pour 15 euros. The snowfall has been particularly heavy this year, which has encouraged me to keep practicing. So far, I have tackled a few green slopes in true Bridget Jones style \u2013 next up, blue!<\/p>\n

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Le patinage<\/u><\/p>\n

J’ai aussi fait du patin \u00e0 glace \u00e0 Chamb\u00e9ry. La patinoire s’appelle le Buisson Rond, et se trouve \u00e0 environ 5 minutes \u00e0 pied de l’endroit o\u00f9 je vis, ce qui en fait un moyen id\u00e9al pour passer du temps libre !<\/p>\n

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La luge<\/u><\/p>\n

I could not be more excited to go tobogganing when my friend Miriam comes to visit me next weekend! Chamb\u00e9ry\u2019s foreigner\u2019s association is running a trip to Val Thorens, where we will sledge down the biggest toboggan run in Europe.<\/p>\n

I could go on all day, but for the meantime I\u2019ll leave you with some vocabulary that I hope you will find useful\u2026<\/p>\n

Key Vocabulary\u00a0:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Un scooter en m\u00e9tal – A metal scooter<\/li>\n
  • Des rollers \/ patins \u00e0 roulettes – Rollerblades<\/li>\n
  • Une planche \u00e0 roulettes – A skateboard<\/li>\n
  • Un v\u00e9lo \u2013 A bike \/ bicycle<\/li>\n
  • Raisonnable – Reasonable<\/li>\n
  • Rapide \u2013 Quick<\/li>\n
  • La marche – Walking<\/li>\n
  • Faire de l\u2019exercice \u2013 To excercise<\/li>\n
  • La natation – Swimming<\/li>\n
  • La voile – Sailing<\/li>\n
  • L’aviron – Rowing<\/li>\n
  • Le cano\u00eb – Canoeing<\/li>\n
  • Le kayak – Kayaking<\/li>\n
  • Le rafting – Rafting<\/li>\n
  • La p\u00eache – Fishing<\/li>\n
  • La plong\u00e9e – Diving<\/li>\n
  • Le ski nautique \u2013 Water-skiing<\/li>\n
  • Le wakeboard – Wakeboarding<\/li>\n
  • Louer \u2013 To rent<\/li>\n
  • Un p\u00e9dalo \u2013 A pedalo<\/li>\n
  • La piste cyclable \u2013 Cycle path<\/li>\n
  • La salle de gym \u2013 Gym \/ Fitness centre<\/li>\n
  • La parapente – Paragliding<\/li>\n
  • Les thermes \u2013 Thermal baths<\/li>\n
  • Le rugby – Rugby<\/li>\n
  • Un match \u2013 A match<\/li>\n
  • Une s\u00e9ance \u2013 A session<\/li>\n
  • La danse de salon \u2013 Ballroom dance<\/li>\n
  • En plein air – Outdoors \/ Outside<\/li>\n
  • Se promener \u2013 To go for a walk \/ take a walk<\/li>\n
  • Le ski – Skiing<\/li>\n
  • Les skis – Skis<\/li>\n
  • Les bottes – Boots<\/li>\n
  • Les b\u00e2tons de ski \u2013 Ski poles \/ Ski sticks<\/li>\n
  • Le patinage \u2013 Ice skating<\/li>\n
  • Faire du patin \u00e0 glace \u2013 To ice skate<\/li>\n
  • La patinoire \u2013 Skating rink<\/li>\n
  • Faire de la luge \u2013 To do \/ go sledging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Thank you for reading this blog, I hope you enjoyed! My next blog will be based on\u00a0Food & Drink<\/em>. Again, if you have any questions, please don\u2019t hesitate to ask!<\/p>\n

    \u00c0 plus tard ! (Until later!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salut\u00a0et bienvenue \u00e0 mon blog sur la sant\u00e9 et la forme physique ! I am currently in my second semester at Universit\u00e9 Savoie Mont Blanc in Chamb\u00e9ry. 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