1 . We’ve all been there. We eagerly begin a fitness routine only to have our motivation and enthusiasm fade when life gets in the way.
Set Reasonable Goals
Start by writing a list of goals you want to accomplish to keep yourself accountable.
Make Time for Exercise
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Don’t Slow Down
As you grow older, you may lose interest in staying active.
Learn to Relieve Pain
When it comes to starting or sticking to an exercise plan, pain is sometimes a source of discouragement. A massage into sore muscles can be essential to managing pain and help you maintain your commitment to a more active lifestyle. The aim of exercise is to relax.
A.But life lies in constant motion. |
B.The first step is to set a goal for yourself. |
C.You may feel upset to have limited time. |
D.This will also help you measure your progress. |
E.I exercise in the morning to get my body functioning. |
F.However, it’s never too late to get back on the wagon. |
G.Remember not to push yourself too far or past your limits. |
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However, sneezing can be bothersome, especially if you find
Some people with specific conditions may experience
Not every person will respond to allergens
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3 . Regular jogging (慢跑) can reduce your risk of health problems. If you’re new to jogging, getting started can seem a little difficult.
Fuel your body 2 hours before jogging
Eat a healthy meal rich in fruit and vegetables before jogging.
Warm up for 5 minutes before jogging
It’s very important to warm up before you jog.
Most people think how far and how long you run has to do with patience and a strong will. However, having the proper running form plays an important role in jogging. To make the most of your jogging, remember to keep your head straight and your muscles relaxed, avoid lifting your knees too high, and touch the ground lightly with the middle of your foot.
Cool down after your jogging
After jogging, you can avoid strain on your heart and muscles by doing cool-down exercise. Finish your jog with 5~10 minutes of walking.
A.Breathe regularly as you jog |
B.Practise proper forms while jogging |
C.Healthy food can give you enough energy |
D.Then do some gentle stretches to relax your muscles |
E.Spend at least 5 minutes doing a warm-up before jogging |
F.However, if you plan ahead, you’ll see the benefits of jogging |
G.You can try the following steps to form your healthy jogging habit |
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Governments around the world have stressed (强调) the
5 . Everyone may have a good understanding of sleep, but do you think you know everything about sleep?
11 Days
Weight by Sleep
This one is pretty strange, but getting a sufficient amount of sleep can help you lose weight.
Sufficient sleep promotes good blood circulation, helps you control your mood, and you know it can help monitor your appetite. It is no surprise that a study shows that you can increase your life expectancy by simply getting high-quality sleeping.
Hopefully, some of these facts help you learn more about sleep and why it is a little more interesting than you might have thought before.
A.Longevity with sleep |
B.The more sleep you get, the longer you will live |
C.Finally if you have more information about facts |
D.When it comes to sleep, most people get about 8 hours of sleep |
E.Next, some craziest facts about sleep will be introduced to you |
F.This happens because sleeping reduces your appetite by whopping 45 percent |
G.Keep in mind that sleeping well means sleeping a full eight hours and always sleeping at the same time every night |
6 . As a child, being sent to bed early seemed like the biggest punishment you could possibly get, but nowadays we know better. A good night's sleep ensures that you feel fit during the day, and it is therefore not an unnecessary luxury. Are you not sleeping well at night?
Don't drink that cup of coffee in the evening.
It can be so nice to have a cup of coffee after dinner, but if you have trouble falling asleep in the evening, it is best to avoid “the cup of comfort”.
Take more magnesium (镁).
If you want to be in dreamland by eleven o'clock, it sounds a bit extreme to put your phone away at eight o'clock. It takes some time getting used to, but according to lifestyle website, Her, it makes a big difference.
Create a playlist with calming music.
Some enjoy phone checking before going to sleep, but you could also listen to calming music before going to bed.
A.Then you know how annoying this can be. |
B.You can make a list of your preferred songs. |
C.Put your phone away three hours before bed. |
D.Good bedding also promotes your night's sleep. |
E.We all know that caffeine can keep us awake at night. |
F.It can be nice to take a quiet moment before bed with a cup of coffee. |
G.Some studies find a link between poor sleep and insufficient intake of this element. |
7 . An anti-obesity program for Australian girls didn’t lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activities or body weight a year later, according to a new report.
Findings from the school-based intervention (介入), which involved exercise sessions and nutrition workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a lot of research attempting to head off adult obesity and the disease risks that come with it.
Especially during the middle- and high-school years, girls’ physical activity reduces obviously, according to lead researcher David Lubans, from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. He said, “In the future we need to make the programs more interesting and exciting and present information in a way that is meaningful to adolescent girl.”
Lubans and his workmates conducted their study in 12 schools in low-income areas of New South Wales. At the start of the study, girls in both groups weighed an average of close to 130 pounds, with about four in ten considered overweight. Over the next year, adolescents in the intervention group were given pedometers (计步器) to encourage walking and running and invited to nutrition workshops and regular exercise sessions during the school day and at lunchtime. Participation in some of those activities were less than ideal. For example, the girls went to only one-quarter of lunchtime exercise sessions, and less than one in ten completed at-home physical activity or nutrition challenges, the researchers reported. At the end of the year, girls in both groups had gained a similar amount of weight and there was no difference in their average body fat.
Preventive medicine researcher Robert Klesges said that although some anti-obesity programs have helped adults lose weight, the teen population has always been a source of failure for researchers. “The common belief is: nothing works,” he said. “And we have got to get beyond that.”
“We need to think outside the box,” said Klesges, who wasn’t involved in the new study. “That could include learning from what has worked in adult studies, such as giving meal replacement drinks or prepared foods to teens who have trouble making changes to their diet. Or, it could mean using a “step-care” method — rather than researchers or their doctor telling them to keep doing the same thing.” Klesges said.
1. The underlined words “head off” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “________”.A.damage | B.defend | C.prevent | D.affect |
A.walking and running |
B.inviting them to nutrition workshops |
C.joining exercise sessions regularly |
D.giving meal replacement drinks |
A.the participants didn’t take an active part in it |
B.the program was not interesting and exciting to participants |
C.the participants didn’t get extra nutrition or exercise help |
D.the program didn’t pay attention to healthy exercise |
A.As researchers, it is important to have creative research methods. |
B.Researchers need to give meals or prepare foods to participants. |
C.Teen girls have no difficulty in making changes to their diet. |
D.Some ant-obesity programs have not helped adults lose weight. |
8 . Curtis Fraser was a fashion designer. One afternoon in August, when he reached out to measure some materials, he lost his balance and fell down. The accident left the 55—year—old unable to use his hands and feet. So he had to arrive at the strange London to begin his long recovery period.
Having long had an interest in birds, he discovered Horatio's Garden London & South East before long which belonged to the hospital. Then he visited this garden at least once a day.
Working in the garden helped his hands to function normally. Not only that, he also felt that there was a different feeling when he was in nature. He loved the sweet smell of the flowers and the colors of the plants. It's therapeutic(治愈的).
Fraser was eventually introduced to Ashley Edwards, the head gardener, in September, for one—to—one gardening lessons. “When Curtis first came in, he had very little hand function and was hardly able to hold tools,” says Edwards. “He required a lot of help in the gardening classes but, as each week goes by, I’ve seen a huge improvement in his movements.”
Fraser recalls the first lesson: “It was 80 good. We were chatting away and the time went by so quickly. Soon, I could do things that I didn't think I would ever do again.”
For Fraser, the garden offered relief(减轻) from the painful treatment. “It gave me clear thoughts. In the garden, I'd forget that I was in hospital. I'd come out and think, ‘Oh man, sill here’—but I'd get a good feeling from the garden.” Fraser has been in recovery for seven months and left hospital on March 1.
The new gardener now suggests the garden to fellow patients, who return to tell him about its unique benefits. “That garden helped my recovery so much. Even for a little moment, I'd tell people to visit one. It can clear your mind.”
1. What was Fraser' s hobby?A.Designing houses. | B.Watching birds. |
C.Collecting plants. | D.Studying materials. |
A.Gardening benefited Fraser. |
B.Fraser was unlucky. |
C.Fraser had a gift for gardening. |
D.Garden tools were hard to use. |
A.It was a nice place to chat. |
B.They could make more friends. |
C.It offered an escape from reality. |
D.They could get free classes there. |
A.An Old Gardener | B.A Terrible Experience |
C.Gardening Gets Popular | D.Gardening Works Wonders |
9 . If you are a person who remains busy in work and pays no attention to your health and well-being, you may experience stress, depression, and anxiety. Take a break from the robotic routine and pick healthy habits. According to a psychologist, true wellbeing comes with balance, constant growth and acceptance.
Deal with stress
Although it is difficult to avoid stress nowadays, it is definitely possible to deal with it.
Be social as much as you can
A man cannot stay healthy without interacting with other people.
Find and practice new hobbies
Hobby helps us keep busy and engaged. When you have an interest in some activities and enjoy doing them, you take healthy steps to improve your emotional well-being.
The biggest reason for experiencing depression and anxiety is when a person remains stuck in past events. Negative self-talking such as “why people did this to me” steals not only the happiness but makes the person miss opportunities that the present moment tries to offer. We should learn to enjoy the present life and try not to think too much about the future.
A.Learn to live in the present. |
B.Keep a positive attitude about future. |
C.Communicating with others lowers the stress level. |
D.Here are a few tested ways to improve your quality of life. |
E.It also keeps the work and daily life’s pressure off your brain. |
F.Staying happy and laughing more is essential for a quality life. |
G.It is very important to learn to deal with stress in a smart way. |
10 . Added sugar exists in nearly 70 percent of packaged(袋装的)foods and is found in bread, snacks, and most breakfast foods. The average American eats about 17 teaspoons of added sugar a day (not counting the sugar that exists naturally in foods like fruit). That's about double the suggested- limit for men (nine teaspoons) and three times as much as the limit for women (six teaspoons).
A number of health organizations agree that cutting back on added sugar is a good idea. They believe that added sugar is a main cause of obesity, but normal-weight people can experience the same health problems connected with too much sugar. A l5-year study found that eating high amounts of added sugar doubles the risk of heart disease, even for people who aren't overweight.
Added sugar has also been connected with an increased risk for diabetes and even Alzheimer's disease.
And increasingly, the scientific community is realizing the worrying nature of added sugar. Brain scan studies show that fructose (a form of sugar found in fruits) put in packaged foods influences the dopamine system, a messenger center in the brain that controls how we experience pleasure. Eating lots of fructose in packaged foods can create changes in the brain similar to those found in alcohol(酒精) addicts.
The fructose found in packaged foods is taken from corn and sugar cane, and much or all of the fiber (纤维)has been taken away. Without the fiber to slow it down, your body gets a big amount of fructose that can cause health problems. However, not to worry: When you eat a strawberry or other fruits, you are eating fructose in its natural state, and it comes with a lot of fiber, which slows the speed at which sugar enters your blood. Your body can deal with fructose well when it's eaten as fruit.
1. What do we know about Americans from paragraph 1?A.They eat too much added sugar. | B.They are eating more packaged foods. |
C.They prefer added sugar to natural sugar. | D.They are adding more sugar to their foods. |
A.It may cause heart disease. |
B.It can influence how the brain works. |
C.It may be connected with Alzheimer's disease. |
D.It can lead to people being unable to stop taking it. |
A.It is all right. | B.It is harmful. |
C.It makes the blood run slowly. | D.It can cause health problems. |
A.Why fructose works best with fiber. |
B.How fructose does Americans good. |
C.How added sugar can influence your health. |
D.Why added sugar can be found in so many kinds of foods. |