Long running has a lot of benefits. First, it will help you【小题1】and prevent diseases. Like any exercise, running【小题2】the flow of blood and oxygen to your brain. It makes your heart stronger and allows more blood to flow around your body. It also【小题3】your immune system and reduces the risk of serious health problems. Besides, anybody who is feeling down can go for a run to【小题4】. A thirty-minute run can provide relief from aches or tension that one may be suffering【小题5】stress. But remember to【小题6】and cool down properly before and after running. Such kind of warm-down【小题7】your body.

Our lifestyles mean that most of us aren’t using our muscles properly. As small children we squat, crawl and leap around freely, but the older we get, the more 【小题1】 our movements become and many of our muscles get little action as we sit at desks or in cars. Occasionally we hit the gym, where we use machines to work on specific muscles rather than the whole body. Now a new form of fitness, a(n) 【小题2】 workout based on simple animal movements such as crawling, is taking off. Its Australian founder, Nathan Helberg, has been using it with the military police forces, schoolchildren and even prisoners. He took his 【小题3】 from martial arts break-dancing, the animal world and the dance movements of indigenous people, and developed Zuu.

There are around 100 animal movements although beginners start with 25-that work muscles, joints and ligaments as well as improving heart and lung fitness. Zuu needs no 【小题4】 and little space. The idea is to train your body to do the kinds of activities that our 【小题5】 had to do in daily life. It’s quick, it tops up your strength and it’s not aiming to give you big muscles. In exchange for the publicity from article, Nathan offers me a master class alongside two of his trainers, which would otherwise be beyond my 【小题6】 means! I am attracted by the prospect of doing things I haven’t done since my pre-school years.

In class, I try a frog squat and a bear crawl. Each movement lasts for 30 seconds (for my benefit-as you get fitter, you keep on for 45 seconds). By the end I’m 【小题7】 with exhaustion. Despite my initial 【小题8】, by the end of my class, I have started to enjoy myself. Mind you, it’s hard not to laugh when you’re 【小题9】 a bear! I thought I was in reasonably good shape-I run 5 km three times a week-but after this I realize how little I 【小题10】 myself normally. Nathan has promised that I could increase my upper body strength by 30% in just six weeks by doing classes. Doesn’t that sound amazing?

Sports play a very valuable role in children’s lives. Children who 【小题1】in a sport will learn how to deal with failure, because even though they work hard to 【小题2】the skills needed for a sport, it doesn’t mean they will always win. Besides, they also learn that there is no use 【小题3】in the games because the audience will see through it. Furthermore , taking part in sports 【小题4】is fun but not always easy, so it helps children learn how to deal with 【小题5】,something that everyone must learn to face in life.