Topic 7. Healthy Lifestyles.

1. Sport has played an important part in our lives for many centuries. For some it seems as necessary and natural as eating and sleeping, for others it’s just entertainment on television. Today it is easy to forget that sport is supposed to be for enjoyment, for the good feeling that is produced when the body has done some physical work. Many people nowadays work in offices where they have to sit at desks for six or eight hours a day. For this reason we feel the need for exercise at the end of the day and turn to sport.

2. There has probably never been such an emphasis on the importance of fitness and exercise as there is today. The message is clear: keep fit, stay healthy. Various activities can help one keep fit: from running marathons to climbing mountains. Usually people keep fit by dancing, going to the gym and jogging. Fitness comes not from some exercises done here and there but from the way you live. Taking exercise can be time-consuming but the feeling of being fit and healthy makes up for the few minutes a day it takes.

3. For an average non-sporting person without much time to spare, activities like these are not very practical and, to be frank, they are a waste of time. It is much better to devote no more than half an hour every day to doing exercises. The important thing is to stick to a routine so that you don’t say to yourself, “I won’t bother today!” or “I’ll do it later!”

4. If you haven’t got the willpower to establish a routine like this, a sport like tennis might suit you better. Your partner will help you remember to play regularly and you’ll be able to get your exercise outdoors, too. Many like to play tennis as it needs mobility, liveliness and much energy. It gives a real joy taking parts in competitions or simply playing with friends on tennis courts.

5. Many people do sports on their personal initiative. They practise skiing, skating, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, football, body-building, etc. All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, skiing stations, football fields.

6. To sum up, sport at an amateur level should be for enjoyment and fitness, and should provide an outlet for surplus energy.

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