Activity - Sport Flashcards

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Q

Describe something healthy you enjoy doing.
what you do

* swimming
* used to swim a lot
* taken it up
A

I’m going to describe a really healthy activity that I do, currently, which is swimming. I used to swim a lot when I was younger, but I’ve recently taken it up again, and I go a couple of times a week now.

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where you do it

* local public pool
* swim up and down in lanes
* a lane to myself
A

I go swimming in a gym that I joined, which has a nice swimming pool. I tried going to my local public pool, but it was too busy and you couldn’t really swim up and down in lanes there. So, I found a gym that has a pool, and it’s usually quite empty, and I can have a lane to myself.

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who you do it with

* a solitary sport
* share a lane
* focused, on my own 
* concentrating on my own swimming stroke and technique
* endurance and stamina
A

I do this activity alone. It’s a solitary sport really, and I’m doing it for my own health reasons. Obviously, of course, there are other people in the pool when I’m there; sometimes you have to share a lane with another person. But, basically, I’m in there, concentrating on my own swimming stroke and technique, and trying to improve my endurance and stamina as well.

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and explain why you think doing this is healthy.

* it’s widely accepted
* all-over body workout
* cardiovascular exercise
* a low-impact sport
* if you were running
* impact on the joints
* good for the mind
* as soon as I hit the water it clears my mind
* my stroke, my technique, the breathing
* rejuvenates and reinvigorates
A

I think it’s widely accepted that swimming is really healthy. It’s a good all-over body workout; a great cardiovascular exercise with low-impact sport, so you’re not expected to get serious injuries. I think it’s good not only for your body, but it’s also for your mind. When I get into the swimming pool, as soon as I hit the water it clears my mind; And finally I think it rejuvenates and reinvigorates you to be in the water.

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