Soreness (疼痛) Is Good and Scales Are Pointless: The Ten Biggest Myths in Fitness
It’s easy to think that fitness is confusing-but it isn’t. The basics stay the same, and we know the science. These are the ten biggest myths in fitness-memorize them, and exercise with confidence.
1. Soreness is a sign of a good workout
Sore muscles don’t mean progress. They are probably caused by small tears in muscles and happen when you do movements you’re not used to or when you do too many repetitions. So reduce the number of repetitions. You can make progress without pain.
2. Lifting heavy weights will make you strong
There are two ways to get stronger: increasing the size of each muscle and getting more muscles to work together when you need to use them. Getting big requires specific, targeted training and extra calories and protein-and it almost never happens by accident.
3. ?
Actually, it’s the opposite: exercises done correctly will strengthen the muscles around your knee joints, protecting you from injury. As for running, a 20-year study by Stanford University found that regular runners suffered less from arthritis (关节炎) than non-runners as they got older.
4. You can target fat and reduce it
Before the days of the internet, there was a myth that you could reduce the fat around your stomach by doing hundreds of sit-ups. “The truth is, we all have areas of fat that seem to take the longest to get lean,” says Storey-Gordon. “But don’t give up. Those areas will get leaner, too. Patience is the key.”
5. Less rest means you’re working harder
“For most people — especially beginners — periods of recovery between sets mean a lower risk of injury and better results,” says coach George Anderson. Or, in other words: if you train too hard for a whole hour, you’ll have to lift smaller weights, go slower and generally do less work than you would with some recovery.
【小题1】According to the passage, “myth” refers to ________.| A．a false belief or idea | B．a set of rules |
| C．a traditional way of doing things | D．an amount of money |
| A．Shorter is better. | B．Scales are pointless. |
| C．Exercise is bad for your knees. | D．There is one “best” way to train. |
| A．sore muscles mean you have made progress in working out |
| B．the harder you work and the less you rest, the more weight you can get rid of |
| C．detailed, targeted exercise alone can make you bigger |
| D．reducing fat takes time and patience |
Undoubtedly, the best way to prevent illnesses of the mind is to exercise the brain. Here’re some great exercises to sharpen your mind.
Never stop learning.
Read something everyday. Reading itself is a wonderful brain exercise. Make a point to read something every day. It could be a newspaper, book, blog or magazine, but the more informative it is, the more of a workout it will be for your thinking cap.
Exercise your body. Exercising your body affects your strength, mood and fitness. Exercise excites the nervous system and causes you to perform at a higher level.
Play games. The act of solving problems and figuring out puzzles is excellent for keeping your brain in shape.
| A．Associate with others. |
| B．Refer to professionals. |
| C．If you are short on time, just read the dictionary. |
| D．Such exercises promoted the growth of new stem cells in humans. |
| E．It’ll encourage areas of the brain that will improve your native tongue too. |
| F．The great news is, there are so many possible ways of learning new things. |
| G．Whether you prefer Crossword or Sudoku, playing puzzles will help you stay sharp. |
Why you’re more creative in coffee shops
Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops
A sweet spot of noise and crowds
Some of us stick in our earbuds as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. A study showed that a modest level of surrounding noise in a place like a cafe can actually promote your creative output.
Air of informality
The typical coffee-shop user might be a lone worker struggling with a creative effort. However, experts say these cafe settings can also benefit work groups who are brainstorming. There is a formal air when gathering on digital meeting platforms.
One thing that can make working from home or the office feel boring is the visual environment. Often we sit in the same chair and look at the same four walls all day long. In the coffee shops, people come and go. The daylight changes.
| A．Visual variety |
| B．The birthplace of countless great works |
| C．The pleasant smells of coffee and food vary |
| D．Not all kinds of noisy surroundings are bad for your creativity |
| E．By contrast, there is an informal atmosphere when meeting up at a bar or cafe |
| F．Whatever their careers, they have tapped into their creativity working at a table in a cafe |
| G．Because if you’re slightly distracted from the task at hand, it raises your abstract thinking ability |
Properly Organizing Your Reflection Paper
Reflection papers allow you to communicate with your instructor about how a specific article, lesson, lecture, or experience shapes your understanding of class-related material.
Keep it short and sweet. A typical reflection paper is between 300 and 700 words long. Make sure whether or not your instructor specified a word count for the paper.
Develop a thesis (论点) statement. At the end of your introduction, you should include a single sentence that quickly explains your transition from your expectations to your final conclusion.
Explain your conclusions in the body. Your body paragraphs should explain the conclusions or understandings you reached by the end of the reading, lesson, or experience. Write a separate paragraph for each conclusion or idea you developed.
Conclude with a summary. Your conclusion should briefly describe the overall lesson, feeling, or understanding you got as a result of the reading or experience.
| A．A topic sentence is a must. |
| B．Introduce your expectations. |
| C．They must be thoroughly and smoothly organized. |
| D．Each paragraph should have its own topic sentence. |
| E．Here’s what you need to know about organizing a reflection paper. |
| F．This is essentially a brief explanation of whether or not your expectations were met. |
| G．The conclusions or understandings explained in the body should support your overall conclusion. |
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