How to Keep Fit

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Lesson 8

           HowKeep Fit

              Text A

    Ten years agousedbe very fit. T cycledwork andgotlotexercise atweekends.usedplay tennislotgolong walks. In those daysdidn't earn very much.hadjoban office. It wasn'tvery good job buthadlottimedothingsenjoyed doing.

    Then, about eight years ago,gotmuch better job. The pay was better. Buthours werelot longer, too.boughtFardrovework every day.begantake people outlunch. 'Expense account' lunches. Andbeganputweight, too.stopped playing tennisgoinglong walks atweekend becausejust didn't have any timethings like that any more.

There'slotstressa job like mine. Perhaps that's whystarred drinking more thanused to. For example,I usedhave only halfglasswhisky whengot home, thenstarted fillingglassthe top. Thenhad another glass ,then another.started smokinglot , too.never usedsmoke at all.

    Two months agohadheart attack. At firstjust couldn't believe it. `I'm too young,'said. Luckilywasn't very serious.washospital.a few daysthey didlottests. The doctor advised mestop smoking andeat less. He told medolotother things , too. Butdon't see howcan do somethemkeep my job. For example, he advised, mework less,get more exercise. Butjust havern't any time! My job takes everything outme!

    Sometimeswonder ifshould get. anather jab. Perhapscould do something likeuseddo. But ifdo that,won't earn as much.havefamilysupport:havethinkthem, too.just don't know whatshould do. What do you think?

            Text B

    Hereone person who really believeskeeping fit. Her nameMrs Laura Taylor. She45 but looks at least 0 years younger. Let's listenher story.
    It all started about two. years ago. Tn those days things were very different.was overweight.usedsmokelot- about 30'cigarettesday.never got any exercise.usedstay at home all day:never went out intofresh air, exceptdoshopping.. And even thenusedtakecar.

One daylooked at myselfthe misror.'My God,'thought. `I look terrible t'triedtouch my toes.couldn't.do it.found an old dress.I couldn't puton. It was too small. Or rather,was too fat! The next daytriedjoglittle. At firstwas terrible.meanjust couIdn't run. Not evenshort distance. And at ftrst people usedlaugh at me.

    `Why are you running? Are youa hurry?' they shouted. But now I've completely changedway i live. I've stopped reating meatI've statted,eating far more fresh vegetables. My husbanddaughter have started that, tdo. At first they didn't likenew food. But they've changed. About six months agosold my carboughtbike. Recently I've started doing yoga exercises. My husband often goes cycling with me nowmy daughter jogs with methe evening. 'They've both lost weightare much healthier than they usedbe, too.

         Additional Information

           YOGA

    Have you ever triedhold your breath forlong timethen letout slowly? Thisonethe techniquesan ancient Indian discipline known as Yoga. For thousandsyears , people have used Yogahelp searchhappinesscontentment.

    StudentsYoga often studyas long as 20 years before becoming masters, or Yogis. They learn many different physioal exercises. These exercises are designedputstudentsgood Physical condition. Then they can concentratedeep religious thoughts without worrying about physical discomforts.

    Many Yoga exercises involve puttingbody into difficult positions. Somethem are very hardlearn. Have you ever triedfold your legs over one another? Thisonethe basic Yoga positions. Itcalledlgtus position. Most people finddifficultstaythat positioevenfew minutes. But Yogis train themselvesremainthe lotus positionhours or even days. They are taughtovercomephysical discomfortsholding these positions. Other exercisesrules teach concentation- Yogis feel thisthe keyfinding inner peace. This kindconcentrationcalled meditation.

    Yogismany other people practice meditatjon. They claim thatmakes them feel relaxedpeaceful. Some people say thatmakes them feel better - just as good exercise does. But other people claim that ita wayachievingstrong religious feeling. These peopie say that meditation helps them feel much closerGod.

    The word Yoga itself comes from an ancient Saqgkrit word meanin "union". What kindunion do you thinkword refers to? Why would people
wanthave this kindexperience?

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