10 . Exercise can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, so there are a lot of great reasons to exercise.
Sometimes exercise can feel like a bit of a _________, something you have to do for health _________. But regularly exercise can _________ your life, whether it helps you overcome stress, learn something about yourself, or help you _________ your body. Here are 2 stories from people who moved their bodies in new and sometimes _______ways, and found out that it changed their life for the better.
I have had depression a couple of times and I also have general anxiety disorder. I found that longboarding around the city really _________ my mood the last time I was going through a _________ of depression. I don’t skate much anymore, but I have picked up _________ the past three years. All I can think about when I am climbing is climbing. It has been a _________ for my anxiety to be able to completely throw away the worries in my head and just think about getting to the top.
When I was 23, my grandpa sadly passed away. Hearing my mom’s message, I was __________. The tears couldn’t stop swimming in my eyes and I __________ control, I was just starting my track season and I decided that I should get a head start and start running. When I felt like crying or screaming or anything, I would get up and go for a ________. That year I __________ my personal best by over a minute and I ran my first half marathon. Since then I ran another half marathon, full marathon, and am __________ training for a second marathon. Running just __________ emotion for me.
1. A.desire | B.disaster | C.reality | D.task |
2. A.reasons | B.treatments | C.theories | D.origins |
3. A.ensure | B.donate | C.transform | D.permit |
4. A.appreciate | B.attach | C.confirm | D.reduce |
5. A.reducing | B.targeting | C.remaining | D.challenging |
6. A.improved | B.exhausted | C.recognized | D.prepared |
7. A.piece | B.period | C.group | D.number |
8. A.swimming | B.jogging | C.running | D.climbing |
9. A.accident | B.cure | C.failure | D.disease |
10. A.resolved | B.destroyed | C.conducted | D.stimulated |
11. A.fought for | B.stood for | C.paid for | D.applied for |
12. A.picnic | B.swim | C.run | D.walk |
13. A.lacked | B.lost | C.beat | D.folded |
14. A.actually | B.currently | C.probably | D.suddenly |
15. A.deepens | B.strengthens | C.releases | D.shapes |