Health and fitness - vocabulary exersices

I.  Use the words in the list to complete the passage:

cure      evidence      exercise      fast foods      healthiest      heart attacks      illnesses      increase      obesity      overeating      sedentary      weight  

In the last forty years, more and more people in Western countries like the U.S.A., Great Britain and Australia have become very overweight, a condition that doctors call  . In the last twenty years obesity rates have also increased in developing countries, especially among young people who have been targeted by advertisements for Western like hamburgers, pizzas, deep-fried chicken and donuts.

Obesity is a very serious health problem because obese people have a much higher chance of developing many serious than people of normal weight. These illnesses include heart disease, which can lead to fatal , Type 2 diabetes, which can cause blindness, kidney disease and the loss of arms and legs, and many types of cancer which are very difficult to . But the chances of developing these terrible illnesses is greatly reduced if we can keep our bodies at a healthy .

Research has found that there are three main causes of obesity. The first is , which means eating more food than our bodies need. The second is what scientists call a lifestyle, which means spending too much time sitting in front of a television or computer, and not enough time doing physical work or exercise. The third cause is consuming sugary drinks and foods that the amount of fat our bodies produce and store.

A lot of shows that the unhealthiest foods are those with high levels of animal fat like processed and fatty meats, egg yolks and high-fat dairy products, and those with high levels of refined carbohydrates like white bread, sugar, sweets, cakes, snack foods and soft drinks. The evidence also shows that the foods are fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish and other seafood. If we mostly eat these healthy foods, and also get plenty of , we should enjoy long and healthy lives. 

II.Use the words in the list to complete the passage:

designed      equipment      healthy      jogging      muscles      music      series      sprinting      strength      working out   

 

1. Aerobic exercise like , cycling and swimming laps is slow, steady and takes a long time.
2. Anaerobic exercise like boxing, and lifting weights expends a lot of energy in a short time.
3. Flexibility exercises like yoga postures and stretches done before a race are designed to stretch .
4. Fitness training is any regular exercise routine like at the gym or doing a fitness trail routine.
5. Weight training involves lifting heavy weights to increase physical and build muscle mass.
6. Circuit training involves repeating a of exercises to develop fitness, flexibility and strength.
7. Aerobics is an exercise routine performed to and usually led by an aerobics instructor.
8. Gymnastics is a sport in which exercises are performed on like horizontal bars and vaulting horses.
9. Pilates is an exercise system performed on equipment by the system's inventor, Joseph Pilates.
10. Yoga is an Indian system of physical and mental exercises intended to create a body and mind.