Most of us claim we don't have time for exercise. However, many experts say that exercise plays an important role in making our body healthy. Being 【小题1】( physical) active offers many advantages. As a physical reward, exercise can reduce weight and the risk of heart disease. Exercise also 【小题2】 ( bring) good effects mentally. It can make us feel refreshed and happy, helping us increase our life quality. Actually, exercise can be done in simple 【小题3】( way). For example, we can take the stairs rather than the lift. Overall, it's hard to find time to exercise in our busy lives, but every little bit helps.

Physical activity and positive psychology are a match in heaven. Without doubt, involving physical activity 【小题1】(be) one of the most important things, if not 【小题2】 most important thing, that a person can do to enhance (增强) best functioning. Physical activity not only enhances physical functioning and reduces the risks of disease 【小题3】 it can also make us feel less moody and feel   【小题4】(happy), and even make us smarter.

While knowing that exercise is good   【小题5】 us, the human species is not functioning as it was originally designed to. Reports suggest that we are now physically functioning at nearly a third of what we used to 100 years ago. 【小题6】(lucky), we don’t need to train like top athletes to gain the benefits of physical activity. Physical activity   【小题7】(refer) to any type of movement that results in calorie consumption, for example, climbing stairs, gardening or 【小题8】(jog). The daily recommendation is currently 30 minutes for five 【小题9】(time) per week. The important thing is to get the heart beating above resting level. You would need to operate at 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. Physical activity must not be confused (混淆) with exercise, 【小题10】 is a clear focus on fitness progression, Thus, an aerobic class, training for a run, or any other traditional line of activity falls under this category (范畴).

More than 500 million people worldwide live with depression or anxiety disorders. It’s good news, then, that two new【小题1】(study) show that any type of regular physical exercise including walking, running, cycling or strength training—can help relieve symptoms(症状) of these conditions.

A University of Gothenburg clinical trial found that most patients【小题2】anxiety who participated in a 12-week strength training program saw major improvements—and the more actively people worked out,【小题3】more their anxiety symptoms lessened, For example, participants who exercised for an hour three times a week 【小题4】reached 75 per cent of their maximum heart rate became more 【小题5】(relax) than those who only attained 60 percent of their maximum heart rate.

To relieve depression, a basic【小题6】(solve) is to spend less time sitting, according to a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry. The researchers found that people who spent more time on the couch(长沙发)looking at screens 【小题7】(be) more likely to be depressed than those who got up and moved more【小题8】(frequent) .

For both conditions, exercise may help ease symptoms by releasing feel-good chemicals called endorphins,【小题9】(stimulate) the growth of nerve cell connections in brain regions that regulate mood, and taking your mind off negative thoughts【小题10】fuel depression and anxiety.