The Chengdu World University Games concluded on August 8 as the curtain     1     (raise) for the 15th National Fitness Day. This handover highlights the importance of both     2    (compete) sports and the general public’s     3     (pursue) of healthy lifestyles.

    4     its focus on benefiting the public and sharing the competition, the Chengdu Universiade not just made dreams come true for athletes     5     inspired enthusiasm for wellness and sports. The sports spirit left behind by the event is sure to continue benefiting the public for years     6     (come).

In recent decades, people across China     7     (participate) in a wide range of mass fitness activities to celebrate National Fitness Day. The data revealing more than 24,000 national fitness events were carried out across the country, with     8     number of participants estimated to exceed 6.5 million.

According to the National Fitness Program, the general public will enjoy more convenient physical fitness services by 2025, with full coverage of fitness     9     (facility) in counties, towns, and villages within a 15-minute walk. The program is also to offer people professional advice and a science-based policy,     10     (perfect) athletic performance with a universal standard.

Here’s one more reason to get up and exercise! A newly     1     (publish) study in JAMA Neurology has found that walking about 10,000 steps per day     2     (help) lower the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症). In fact, 4,000 steps a day is enough     3     (decrease) dementia risk by one-quarter, according to the study.

Furthermore, people who walk with “purpose”—     4     a pace of over 40 steps a minute —     5     (be) able to cut their risk of dementia by 57 percent with just about 6,000 steps a day. “It is a brisk (轻快的) walking activity, like a power walk,” study co-author Borja del Pozo Cruz told CNN.

Even people     6     walk about 3,800 steps a day at any speed can cut their risk of dementia by 25 percent, the study found. Such a number of steps would be enough for     7     (beginner), especially those who usually sit for a long time each day.

“There is evidence     8     physical activity can enhance (提高) dementia     9     (prevent) among the general population,” Del Pozo Cruz said. “We thought that by providing specific stepping recommendations, people would pay more attention to physical activity, as steps and walking are something everyone understands     10     require very little resources.”