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According to a new study, tai chi, 【小题1】 slow-moving form of martial arts, can help slow cognitive decline and protect against dementia (痴呆). The study 【小题2】 (find) that people who practiced a simplified form of tai chi twice a week for about six months improved their score in a test, 【小题3】 (call) the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, to measure cognitive function. Based on the result, “if you’re able to keep doing tai chi two or three days a week on a routine basis, you’re going to get extra years 【小题4】 you hit that decline into dementia,” the study author Dr. Eckstrom says. Her theory on why tai chi is 【小题5】 (effect) is that it combines the memorization of the movements, known as forms, almost like a dance choreography. “So, you’re getting the physical 【小题6】 (active), plus, the memory piece,” she says.

Mary started tai chi at age 75 and says her practice helps her feel grounded and enables her 【小题7】 (let) go of stress. “It’s become an important part of my life,” Van Cleave says. In terms of a cognitive boost, she thinks tai chi helps with concentration. “I’m more conscious of trying to do one thing 【小题8】 a time,” she says.

Many 【小题9】 (study) have shown that practicing tai chi can help prevent falls and improve balance in older adults, and the benefit is greatest for people 【小题10】 keep up a regular practice over time.

Did you know many adults sit for more than nine hours a day? 【小题1】 it’s working at a desk, sitting in a car, or lying on the sofa watching TV, we have 【小题2】 much more sedentary (惯于久坐不动的) lifestyle than our parents and grandparents did. The question that this raises is: what is it doing to our bodies?

The news isn’t good. If you live a sedentary lifestyle, you have a 【小题3】 (high) chance of being overweight, having diabetes or heart disease, and experiencing depression and anxiety. A study carried out in the 1950s 【小题4】 (compare) bus drivers with the conductors, 【小题5】 walked around the bus selling tickets. It showed that drivers were twice as likely 【小题6】 (have) heart attacks than the more active conductors. In fact, prolonged sitting has been connected 【小题7】 a number of different conditions. If you sit all day, you burn far fewer calories than someone with a more active job.

One possible answer to this problem is for desk workers to use standing desks, to spend at least part of a day on 【小题8】 (they) feet. Other experts point out that standing all day can also have negative 【小题9】 (effect), such as leg or back pain, recommending that if people do want to use standing desks, they should 【小题10】 (gradual) increase the amount of standing time. They also point out that walking is a better choice because it burns far more calories than standing.

Most people at present are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and balanced diet. For most individuals, as a result of eating foods rich in fat and sugar for several years, they choose 【小题1】(go) on a diet but fail at the end. Be sure to be with a strong awareness that you are 【小题2】 you eat! Therefore, maintaining a healthy diet 【小题3】 (provide) your body with not only energy but also numerous health benefits.

The first one is that you will meet your everyday nutritional 【小题4】 (require). As we all know, we have to take in various nutrition every day to keep fit. 【小题5】 (basic) speaking, you should make sure that you take a good amount of vegetables, grains, milk and proteins. Another benefit is that it is the easiest and most 【小题6】 (benefit) way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself 【小题7】 a number of diseases when growing old.

In most cases, a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of 【小题8】 (get) some diseases like diabetes and cancers. And for those who want to lose weight, there 【小题9】 (come) good news! Keep a healthy diet 【小题10】 you will finally keep a healthy weight!