1 . Online training is one of the fastest growing parts of the fitness industry. If you’re considering joining the online fitness community, consider these benefits and drawbacks.
One of the most popular reasons for working out following an online video is that it offers ultimate convenience. No need to roll out of bed at 5 a. m. to attend that 6 a. m. boot camp class, which may end up being full when you arrive.
Online training also has broad offerings. When you head online, you have instructors from around the globe, all ready and willing to help you master your favorite moves.
All these are undoubtedly positive-online training provides fitness resources to general consumers wherever they are, without requiring access to a gym or fitness studio.
Very few online fitness programs enable the instructor to see you, check your form, and offer corrections based on your performance.
| A．Another is the price. |
| B．But it’s not without problems. |
| C．The same goes for different types of exercise. |
| D．However, online personal training isn’t for everyone. |
| E．Instead, you can turn it on at home at your convenience. |
| F．That being said, online workouts aren’t perfect when it comes to safety. |
| G．This means you could perform exercises wrongly, or even unsafely, without knowing it. |
2 . As I put down the exercise equipment, my brain tries to focus on what my trainer has said.
“Describe that to me,” asked Rob. He is looking for an answer that required me to connect my brain to my body.
Yes, I know. My brain is connected to my body — the thing that has been carrying my head around for the last 56 years. Since completing my undergraduate degree I have been increasingly immobilized by my working life. Sitting still at a desk, staring at a screen, it’s mostly through my fingers that I connect to my brain.
“I felt great,” I reply. “I could feel it in my back.” Rob is quick to encourage and set up more weight. Then cheerfully he’ll say “okay, next set.”
Every accomplishment in my life has been centered in my head — grades, degrees, promotions, published papers and teaching. But on reflection, I wasn’t paying much attention to my body.
Weightlifting is different. Rob is a trainer and manager at my local gym, my guide in helping me with a single goal — get strong. Despite my age, size and beginner status, Rob has made me feel safe. He is always close by, watching and posing questions. Like “where did you feel that?” or the more general request, “Describe that for me.”
Early on I took these as rote (机械性流程) pleasantries (客套话). Over time I realized he wanted more than just routine answers. Having shown me how to do an exercise, Rob would encourage me to think about the muscle or chain of muscles as they moved. The questions were a test of that connection. Gradually, I started thinking my way back into my body. Not my body as a whole but as individual, connections to newly identified places. Intentionally. Specifically. Magically. It’s surprisingly difficult.
I am five months into a new way of living with this 56-year-old body. It talks to me in a tally different way now. It reminds me of my capabilities, my muscles calling me to move, demanding to be challenged. And I long to continue this dialogue so that I’m ready the next time Rob says: “Describe that to me.”
1. What can we learn from the third paragraph?| A．The author is allergic to exercise. |
| B．The author has been living an active life. |
| C．The author doesn’t understand the trainer. |
| D．The author’s fingers may be flexible. |
| A．To help her release pressure. |
| B．To help her feel her muscles working. |
| C．To keep her focused on work. |
| D．To stop the embarrassing atmosphere. |
| A．The author’s gratitude to Rob. |
| B．The author’s solid determination. |
| C．The author’s recommendation to readers. |
| D．The author’s confusion about weightlifting. |
| A．A brand-new lifestyle. |
| B．An effective way of exercise. |
| C．Weightlifting: my favorite exercise. |
| D．Keeping muscles connected. |
Shay asked, ”Do you think they'll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team. After all, Shay was not a normal boy-stricken by a deadly disease, he was both mentally and physically disabled. He was a bit crippled(瘸) and tended to lose physical balance while running. Worse still, he was intelligently retarded - he was not as clever as kids of his age. For Shay, each day meant a fight for survival, but each day, he desired to join other kids in games, and like other kids, he dreamt of being a hero of a game.
Shay's father understood that soccer was not for Shay, but if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.He approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy paused and thought to himself, “We're losing by one goal and the game is in the second half. Shay's gonna decrease our chance to win." He hesitated for a while but said determinedly, “I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him on the field."
Overjoyed and excited, Shay struggled over to the team's bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile. Seeing all this, his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. Simply a position on the bench was good enough for Shay to enjoy his dream. The boys on both team saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.
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In the last ten minutes, Shay got the chance and stepped on the field.
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The game continued, and at the last minute one of the boy passed the ball in the direction of Shay.
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4 . Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.
Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport’s rules require that a race walker’s knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact (接触) with the ground at all times. It’s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.
Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories(卡路里) per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour.
However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.
As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.
1. Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?| A．They must run long distances. |
| B．They are qualified for the marathon. |
| C．They have to follow special rules. |
| D．They are good at swinging their legs. |
| A．It’s more popular at the Olympics. |
| B．It’s less challenging physically. |
| C．It’s more effective in body building. |
| D．It’s less likely to cause knee injuries. |
| A．Getting experts’ opinions. |
| B．Having a medical checkup. |
| C．Hiring an experienced coach. |
| D．Doing regular exercises. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Objective. |
| C．Tolerant. | D．Conservative. |
5 . Daily physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. For this reason, many architects and designers are working to create buildings that encourage people to make exercise a part of their ordinary routine. The movement to promote healthy activity through architecture is called active design. It began in 1998 as part of a university public health program, and it has since gained popularity in cities around the world. Active design uses a number of techniques to encourage the occupants of a building to be more active.
One of the most important strategies of active design is inspiring people to make walking part of their routine. A particularly successful tool for promoting walking is the skip-stop elevator. These elevators stop only on every second or third floor, leaving riders to take the stairs in order to reach their destination. Another strategy of active design is to make stairs more pleasant and inviting. Instead of creating dark stairwells that are located in isolated parts of buildings, active design uses well-lit and centrally placed stairs to encourage more foot traffic. Skip-stop elevators and appealing stair design are both effective tools of active design because they offer incentive and opportunity for exercise. In fact, researchers studying a building that employs both skip-stop elevators and more attractive stair design said that 70 percent of building occupants reported using the stairs every day.
Active design encourages physical activity using not only the interior features of a building, but the relationship between a building and its surroundings as well. A building that employs active design may integrate outdoor space in order to make the environment more engaging and promote physical activity. Some elements that architects use to incorporate the exterior with the interior are glass walls, interior gardens or park spaces, and courtyards with open ceilings, all of which de-emphasize the boundaries between inside and outside. These elements make the building more physically and mentally invigorating. Similarly, by increasing the number of entrances and exits to a building, architects can help keep a building’s users interested in their surroundings by providing a variety of routes for them to use. If people continue to be stimulated by new sights or experiences, they are less likely to choose the quickest and easiest path to their destination and may instead choose a more physically challenging route.
1. What does the underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．requirement | B．encouragement |
| C．technique | D．assistance |
| A．To demonstrate the differences between elevator and stairwell design. |
| B．To describe one advantage of using skip-stop elevators in buildings. |
| C．To make a point about why people don’t use the stairs often. |
| D．To argue that skip-stop elevators may lead to design failures. |
| A．Creating more routes for entering and exiting. |
| B．Building gardens inside the building. |
| C．Creating spaces with open ceilings. |
| D．Using see-through materials. |
| A．Para 2 describes an early model of a design discussed in para 3. |
| B．Para 3 argues about the effectiveness of the technique from para 2. |
| C．Para 3 introduces a different strategy than the one discussed in para 2. |
| D．Para 2 explains a technique, and para 3 gives examples of how it is used. |
