首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Which of the following may count as deliberate workout?
Which of the following may count as deliberate workout?
admin
2011-01-02
78
问题
Which of the following may count as deliberate workout?
Getting in Shape
Interviewer: Ralph, we know that you have done some of the largest studies on exercise and health. Would you like to give us some tips on how to exercise and keep fit?
Ralph: I would be glad to.
Interviewer: I have been doing what I can to stay healthy. But some of my friends they are mostly young and healthy couldn’t care less. They say they are doing fine without exercise. Is regular workout really that important?
Ralph: Sure it is. If one doesn’t exercise regularly, he’s missing out a lot. A person who is inactive may increase his chance of disease. For one thing, he may have sleep problems or easily catch a cold, to say the least. And obesity is often the result of lack of exercise. So high blood pressure or heart problems may develop as he grows old. On the other hand, if one adds regular activity to his life, he is sure to benefit.
Interviewer: What are some of the benefits, can you tell us?
Ralph: Yes. If you work out regularly, studies suggest, you’ll reduce your risk of heart attack, cancer, and high blood pressure. You’re likely to extend your life with vigorous exercise. Even moderate exercise half an hour of light physical activity most days will lessen your chance of disease. Besides, regular workouts, regardless of intensity, can help you control stress, anxiety, and depression. Interviewer: Hmmm... That sounds amazing. No wonder I will feel restless if I omit one or two sessions when I am too busy. But another question is, what types of exercise are there to keep fit?
Ralph: Basically, there are four types of workout that help us get in shape. The first type is cardiovascular exercise. This exercise helps strengthen the heart by working it harder. Swimming, running, brisk walking, vigorous rowing, or just anything that you need to exert yourself to do to burn calories and make the heart beat faster. Eventually, your heart becomes more efficient and your pulse rate will be slower at a given level of exertion.
Interviewer: Like an athlete, you mean?
Ralph: Exactly. But an athlete strives to do his best to come out first, while we want simply to stay healthy.
Interviewer: Right. What about the second type?
Ralph: The second type is endurance exercise. That trains the heart, lungs, and muscles to work hard for a longer time. Thus, while regular 20minute walks may help you live longer, regular one-hour walks can help you play longer. The third type is strength training, which builds muscles. The improvement is little felt and fleeting at first, but regular use of the same muscles eventually increases their size and strength.
Interviewer: You mean like those body-builders who have got enormous and beautiful muscles?
Ralph: Not exactly. Strength training isn’t just for the vain; having stronger back and abdominal muscles, for example, supports your spine, making back trouble less likely.
Interviewer: I see.
Ralph: The fourth type is flexibility exercise, which keeps muscles long and supple, so they’re less likely to be injured.
Interviewer: Do we have to engage in all those forms of exercise in order to stay in shape?
Ralph: Not necessarily. It all depends on your need, and also age. Younger people could engage in more vigorous activities or deliberate workouts, while the older people could just try anything that burns a little more calories, like walking or even gardening. The word "exercise" can be quite loosely defined. It can include out-of-the gym activities such as lawn-mowing, leaf. raking or even cleaning the house. Just about any amount of physical activity will improve fitness.
Interviewer: Then when should one begin? Say someone has been inactive for years, is it too late or is he too old to exercise? Could he change his way of living by working out a little right away?
Ralph: Absolutely. One could get started at any time, any age. The greatest benefit of exercise may come at the beginning, when you jump from doing nothing to doing something. At the beginning, you just try a little. Walk a few more steps: Every day, park the car a few blocks from work. Don’t use an elevator when you can walk. Don’t use the phone to ask colleagues questions; walk to their offices. At home, don’t use the car for nearby errands. Walking the dog, playing catch with the kids, gardening, mall-walking all count as exercise.
选项
A、Housework.
B、Lawn-mowing.
C、Table tennis.
D、Out-of-the-gym activities.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/t7lO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Beguninthelate1960sbyPentagonweaponsresearchersasasystemforeasingcommunica-tionbetweencomputersindisparateel
Somewordsinthebasicwordstockaresaidtobestablebecausethey_____.
A、HenryJamesB、JohnSteinbeckC、SinclairLewisD、WilliamFaulknerD
MoneyinAmerica Moneyisusedtobuygoodsorservicesand【1】_________debts. 【1】_________InAmerica,moneysupplycons
WhichofthefollowingisNOTRobertFrost’spoem?
Materialculturereferstothetouchable,material"things"--physicalobjectsthatcanbeseen,held,felt,used--thataculture
Lowself-esteempopsupregularlyinacademicreportsasanexplanationforallsortsofviolence,fromhatecrimesandstreetc
Itisthenewsthatallslothshavebeenwaitingfor.ScientistsinGermanyhavefoundthattoomuchexerciseisbadforyouand
C英国文学作品。考查《坎特博雷故事集》的作者。
D美国文学之作家流派。题目询问哪个人是Realism(现实主义)的代表人物。。
随机试题
社会主义的本质是()
A.皮质醇B.皮质酮C.醛固酮D.脱氢表雄酮肾上腺皮质网状带细胞主要分泌
3岁的儿童数数时,必须用手指点数要数的物体。这种思维的类型是()。
甲企业因扩大生产需要,向乙合作社借款20万元,约定期限1年,利息为5%。乙合作社预先扣除利息1万元,甲企业实际得到19万元。借款到期时,甲企业应偿还的本金和利息是()。
四阶行列式的值为().
调配处方“四查十对”的内容A.对科别B.对临床诊断C.对患者姓名、年龄D.对药品性状、用法用量E.对药名、剂型、规格、数量查用药合理性的内容是
据统计报载:截至到2001年年底,某市有高科技园区3个,已征土地632.5hm2,占该市各类开发区已征土地总面积的18%。该城市在2002年年初,为了合理的利用已征土地,综合制定了科学的规划布局方案,将废弃的小型工厂、市场等以及公共设施进行了重新布置,对城
某危险化学品生产线竣工后进行验收评价,下列说法不正确的是()。
请仿照下面句子的结构和修辞手法,再写两个句子,与前面的句子构成排比句式。生命的欢乐来自何处?雄鹰高傲地飞翔在蔚蓝的晴空,在与白云的嬉戏中享受自由的快乐;___________________,___________________;旅行者坚忍地行
小王在某知名运动服装城挑选球鞋,试穿多双后,感觉没有合适的,随即打消购买欲望,但销售员李某却以试穿多次、浪费其正常工作时间为由,强迫小王必须购买其中任意一款球鞋。销售员李某在此事件中损害了小王的()。
最新回复
(
0
)