Entrenar VS. Hacer ejercicios
Which verb is the most appropiate to use when speaking about working out (i.e running, cycling, lifting weights etc.) ?
Entrenar OR hacer ejercicios.
The reason why I am confused is that my book uses entrenar which in Norwegian means to work out, as we use ''to train'' when talking about working out. While in English, I don't think it is as common to say that, and on this website it uses Hacer ejercicios.
3 Answers
in spanish entrenar it's more for sports.
Will be interesting to hear the natives. Our class introduced both terms. I'm pretty sure I've heard entrenar more though. But most of them were people training for races, so it may be that my sample was biased.
We actually do use ''train'' a lot for exercise in English, though usually with a connotation of training for an event or activity rather than just general working out or exercising.
Working out can be expressed as Hacer ejercicios. Entrenar means to train. A trainer is un entrenador. Usually, entrenar requires un entrenador.
