collocation · neutral
maintain a healthy weight
UK/meɪnˈteɪn ə ˈhelθi weɪt/US/meɪnˈteɪn ə ˈhɛlθi weɪt/main·TAIN a HEAL·thy WEIGHT
to keep your body weight within a healthy range
Examples
“She tries to maintain a healthy weight by watching portions and exercising.”
“Maintaining a healthy weight reduces the risk of many chronic illnesses.”
“After losing weight, his doctor advised him how to maintain a healthy weight long term.”
Band 8 sentence
“By combining portion control with resistance training, she managed to maintain a healthy weight for several years.”
Collocations
- help maintain a healthy weight
- struggle to maintain a healthy weight
Word family
Common mistakes
maintain healthy weight→maintain a healthy weight
keep healthy weight→maintain a healthy weight
Say it for a higher band
5lose weight→6stay at a healthy weight→7+maintain a healthy weight
Synonyms
stay at a healthy weight
Easily confused
lose weight
“Many people want to lose weight before summer.”
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