4. Health

Our words

access the opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody/something pääsy
accessibility how easy something is to reach, enter, use, see, etc. saavutettavuus
guide- dog a dog trained to guide a blind person opaskoira
mobility the ability to move easily from one place, social class or job to another liikkuvuus
ramp a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other ramppi
sign language a system of communicating using hand movements rather than spoken words, as used by people who cannot hear viittomakieli
walking stick a stick that you carry and use as a support when you are walking kävelykeppi
zimmer frametm a metal frame that people use to support them when they are walking, for example people who are old or who have something wrong with their legs kehys
walker a person who walks, usually for pleasure or exercise kävelijä
assisted- living accommodation for people who need help, for example with tasks like washing and dressing themselves tuettu asuminen
 
deaf unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well kuuro
deafness the condition of being unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well kuurous
dyslexia a slight disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling, for example, but does not affect intelligence lukihäriö
echolalia the act of repeating everything somebody says, as a result of a mental disorder  
handicap a permanent physical or mental condition that makes it difficult or impossible to use a particular part of your body or mind vamma
dysphasia a disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in speaking and understanding dysfasia
impairment the state of having a physical or mental condition that means that part of your body or brain does not work correctly; a particular condition of this sort heikkeneminen
disability a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily vammaisuus
impairment the state of having a physical or mental condition that means that part of your body or brain does not work correctly; a particular condition of this sort heikkeneminen
learning- disability a mental problem that people may have from birth, or that may be caused by illness or injury, that affects their ability to learn things oppimisvaikeus
 
athlete a person who competes in sports urheilija
aerobics physical exercises intended to make the heart and lungs stronger, often done in classes, with music aerobinen
circuit a line, route or journey around a place piiri
cardio exercises to make your heart work harder that you do to keep yourself fit kardio
circuit- training a type of training in sport in which different exercises are each done for a short time piiriharjoittelu
burpee an exercise in which you start standing up, do a squat thrust, then jump back up again purpee
foam roller a tube made of rubber or plastic that you can lie on and roll on in various positions in order to reduce tension (= tight feelings) in the muscles vaahtorulla
fitness centre a place where people go to do physical exercise in order to stay or become healthy and fit kuntokeskus
jog to run slowly and steadily for a long time, especially for exercise lenkkeillä
rep an employee of a company who travels around a particular area selling the company’s goods to shops and other businesses vapaaehtoinen myyjä