【推荐2】Every year，people want to live a healthier life and enjoy regular exercise. Over time，however，many find it hard to find the same enthusiasm for their workouts that they experienced at the beginning. There are a number of ways you can make exercise fun.    1    

Set a goal that is reachable and manageable. Setting goals that are unrealistic will only set you up for disappointment in the long run. Set a goal that you know is within your reach, and set a reasonable timetable.

Create a reward for yourself    2    You could allow yourself a day when you don't track calories，if you make it to the gym all seven days in one week. Reward yourself with a new pair of jeans，when your old ones no longer fit. Rewards increase the satisfaction，and are a reminder that you are making progress.

Find a workout companion. If you have another friend that wants to hit the gym as much as you do，be each other's motivation.    3    Also，report your failures and successes to him.

Together，you can help support each other.

    4    Don’t do the same thing every day，or you may experience workout boredom.

Pick certain days to do certain exercises-for example，try swimming on Sundays，running or stair-climbing machines three days a week. Every month，change it up and start focusing on a different-or new-fitness routine.

Hire a coach or trainer to get you started.    5    Even if you only use the trainer fora month or two, it is well invested to keep you focused and informed.

【推荐3】When you prepare to go mountain biking, there are a few things to keep in mind.

    1    Work out whether you plan on taking exciting trips far off the beaten path or riding on more standard trails, and whether you want to complete long-distance mountain journeys or shorter ones.

The next step is to make sure you have a good understanding of the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s Rules of the Trail.    2     First, make sure to only ride on open trails. This means staying away from private property, closed roads, and especially wilderness areas. Be considerate of others who are using the same paths as you, be they mountain bikers, horseback riders, or mountain climbers. If the path is narrow, slow your bike or walk it to give your fellow travelers room.

The third step is to make sure you have a bike that is appropriate for the type of riding you plan to do.     3     Don’t be afraid to shop around quite a bit—after all, this is something you’ll be spending quite some time on, and a bad fit can make for a lot of suffering down the trail. The type of bike you choose is entirely dependent on the style of mountain biking you wish to pursue, so think it through carefully.

Finally, get gear together for your trip and choose some trails. Always make sure you are entirely self-sufficient on the trail.     4     It is also important to carry a sturdy helmet, and any tools or supplies you’ll need to do quick repairs or changes if the weather turns.    5    

Just remember, this isn’t a competition—unless of course you’re racing—so just stick to what you find fun, and take it all at your own pace. Happy trails!

【推荐1】Stephen Hawking was both one of the world's most famous scientists and most famous disabled people. His life was a juxtaposition of sparkling intellect and failing body. Prof Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone(运动神经元) diseases when he was 21.

The nerves that controlled his muscles were failing and he became trapped in his body, but his mind was still free. He reached the height of his field while being a wheelchair user.

Professor Hawking certainly raised awareness of motor neurone diseases. One of his major contributions to disability in general was simply being visible---often at a time when disabled voices were missing from popular culture. He made small-screen appearances on The Simpsons, Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory. His life was dramatised (将…改成剧本)by the BBC and in the film The Theory of Everything.

Steve Bell, from the MND association, said: "He was probably the most famous person with a physical disability and it almost normalises it to see his absolute genius. I think it affected a lot of people, seeing he's more than a trapped body. The public's view of disability has changed.

But Prof Hawking’s life was exceptional. He lived five decades longer than doctors expected. Many others with motor neurone diseases die in the years after diagnosis. He was a theoretical physicist. His laboratory was in the mind; his scientific equipment was mathematics.

Prof Hawking was able to continue to pursue his career in a way that would have been much harder in other scientific disciplines and impossible in many other professions. It remains an open question how much he would have achieved if he was disabled from birth rather than after graduating with a first at Oxford. Today, disabled people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than people without disability. Prof Hawking 's only advice on disability was to focus on what could be achieved. "My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don 't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically,” he said in an interview with the New York Times.

【推荐1】5-year-old Taylor Hooper was just one of the 35,0000 people who were attending the Foo Fighters concert in Belfast, Norther Ireland last week. Not only is the American rock group his favorite band, it was also his first ever concert.

Taylor's mother, Nikki Hooper, says that she and her husband have always been huge fans of the Foo Fighters. So when the band played in their home city, they decided it was finally time for their son to see their beloved rock and rockers in concert.

Mrs Hooper told BBC．“We called the event organizers and they said it would be no problem, but that we should know it would be a loud music event, so we got Taylor some special headphones. When we got there everyone was so welcoming to him.”

Throughout the show, the audience continuously made Taylor and his parents move closer to the stage. Furthermore, Mrs. Hooper helped her son stand out from the crowd by making him a sign that said he was a 5-year-old attending his first concert.

When Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl finally saw the sign and read it aloud into the microphone, the crowd began chanting for them to bring the youngster onto the stage. When the stage managers brought the boy to the stage, Grohl asked Taylor to show the crowd how to dance．

The small boy then danced to the whole song, making him an “Internet wonder”. The band also invited him backstage to give him a number of gifts, including a pair of Taylor Hawkins's drumsticks(鼓槌).

【推荐2】He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide(隐藏) his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), “Ye Huimei”, and the album was released (发行) in July and was named after his mother.

Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No.101 Middle School in Beijing.

“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.