If you want to start exercising, you should understand the benefits of exercise. First, physical activity can increase the 【小题1】 (efficient) of your heart and lungs because while exercising, your heart and lungs must work harder, which 【小题2】 (make) the heart and lungs grow stronger over 【小题3】 long term. Moreover, exercise is good for your mental health, such as reducing stress, getting over negative feelings and 【小题4】 (improve) some brain functions.When you plan an exercise routine, the first thing 【小题5】 (consider) is what you expect to improve: heart and lung efficiency, muscle strength or flexibility. Such these types of exercise as aerobic activities, jogging and swimming all play a role 【小题6】a healthy routine. Above all, choose activities you enjoy 【小题7】 only in this way are you more likely to stick with them. Like cars that run on petrol, your muscles burn carbohydrates for energy. So, when to eat is of great importance. Don’t eat 【小题8】 (immediate) after exercise, instead, wait at least 30 【小题9】 (minute) or as much as an hour after a hard workout. Remember to drink throughout exercise to make up for water 【小题10】 (lose) to sweat. Finally, to prevent injury, warm up before beginning a difficult activity.

Testerld Nora Langdon spent many days a week at the Royal Oak Gym, training for lifting contests. She has become a(n) 【小题1】 (outstand) idol to people of all ages.

【小题2】 the age of 65, Langdon was determined to live 【小题3】 healthier lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often struggled to catch her breath while 【小题4】 (go) up the stairs. She knew she had to change.

“On the first day I started going to the gym, I went home that night and told 【小题5】 (I) I’d never go back again 【小题6】 it was too much for me,” Langdon told Good Morning America. “Then I heard a voice telling me to go back. So I went back and here I’m today.”

After watching her trainer 【小题7】 was preparing for a powerlifting meet, she attended his competitions and decided to try it herself. She 【小题8】 (begin) with the basics. It wasn’t long 【小题9】 she discovered lifting was her passion.

Langdon has set 19 world 【小题10】 (record) and quickly became one of Michigan’s best in her age range. Although Langdon has achieved a lot, she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Doing morning exercises is a daily routine in every Chinese kindergarten and school. For the grown-ups, however, familiar schoolyards have already been replaced 【小题1】 public parks.

The morning scenes in central parks around China are lively. At every corner of the park, you can also see people 【小题2】 (practise) many kinds of sports: square dancing, badminton and so on.

But the most eye-catching groups in the park are the so-called “Kung Fu Grandpas/ Grannies”, 【小题3】 videos have gone viral on the Internet. Most of them are ordinary workers from different industries who only started working out after their 【小题4】(retire). They say age is just a number when it comes to fitness.

The 【小题5】 (benefit) of exercise are endless: a healthier body together with a slimmer figure and a 【小题6】 (happy) mood. No matter how old they are or when during the day they exercise, they will always strengthen the body.

Social connection is also 【小题7】 the elderly seek during their morning workout. Feng, who is seventy-two years old, plays Taichi every day. He 【小题8】 (keep) this exercise routine for six years and now he is managing a WeChat group of 270 members who share 【小题9】 same hobby.

“What I like about this place is that newcomers are always welcome. Everyone in the park feels 【小题10】 (include), ” said Feng. It is like a chorus of life.