Practice tests for the Revised FCE Examination 2. [antikvár]

Europeans have been bitten by the exercise bug, according to a recent report by the Council of Europe. In France 7,000 sports clubs have sprung up iij^the past year to meet me'new'"demand; in Denmark the number of people doing regular sport has doubled in ten years; four-fifths of Swiss adults say they now exercise routinely; and the number of Belgian squash players has risen from a few hundred to almost 30,000 since 1985. 1 But winter winds drive many people to stay at home. Gyms, both expensive and inexpensive, and playing fields begin to look deserted again. The answer is stay-at-home exercise. That too, is. becoming increasingly popular, judging by the boom in sales of home equipment. At one end of the scale is the German-made Aerotrim, a giant gyroscope into which you strap yourself to exercise your stomach muscles. At the other end is the humble step. The range has expanded with the new trend for cross-training, using all sorts of equipment to train different muscle groups. Exercising IHabits simple equipment like a skipping rope, a step and a simple set of weights, or a couple of bottles of water, you get a good all-round work-out. An exercise video helps. Keep in mind, though, that it is important to do both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. But you don't need a huge investment to stay in shape. With both sexes as the population ages. It showed that the bones of sports people were twelve per cent denser than those of their peers. Aerobic activities-which include running, swimming, rowing and skipping-increase the heart beat and the amount of oxygen in the blood. They are the key to keeping your energy levels up and your blood pressure and heart rate down. Anaerobic activities, such as wei^t-lifting, increase muscle ma'^ The more muscle you have, the quicker you burn energy. Recent research has also highlighted how important weightbearlng exercise is in the fight against osteoporosis (bone-thinning), which is increasing in The questions-remains in the minds of most would-be athletes: Is it worth the sweat? You don't have to work as hard as you might think to get a lot fitter. According to some health experts, no one needs more than four half-hour exercise sessions a week. Have a cardiovascular check-up if you're not very active most of the year. Also, don't pull on your trainers or start exercising regardless of how you feel. Viral infections put an extra strain on the heart and it is possible to damage it if you exert it further. So don't push yourself if you feel like you are getting a cold or flu. V