CROSSROADSCROSSROA DS Language StudioÊs Newsletter April,
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The right diet and adequate sleep areimportant for our body functions, but wemust also look after our physical conditionand staying in shape well into our senior
years will bring about a number ofsignificant benefits to our quality of life.
We can identify 4 types of exercise:
1. Muscle training – examples include:
weight-lifting, resistance bands exercises
and own body weight exercises.
2. Bone strengthening. This will typicallyinvolve ‘explosive’ exercises such as Physical activity improves sleep duration,
helps you fall asleep faster and stay longer
running, tennis, basketball or football.
3. Aerobic exercise: cycling, swimming, in deep sleep.
Numerous studies have shown that people
brisk walking and dancing
who
exercise are at a significantly reduced risk
4. Balance – yoga, tai chi, lower bodyof developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
stretching.
These 4 types of exercises should be Aerobics, in particular, trigger the brain toperformed in combination for around 150mins produce more neurons in hippocampus,
a week (30mins/day, 5 times a week), and a improving memory, thinking and learning
daily routine can be spread over a whole day, skills. It also reduces the risk of depression, bywith at least 10mins of physical activity at a producing ‘happy’ hormones, such as serotonintime being more beneficial than a single long and dopamine.
Intensive exercise maintains bone density atsession. This can be achieved whereverElla
you areahighlevel and protects us against arthritis.
and whenever possible, using space and objects
Unsurprisingly, physical activity helps
in your surrounding. Routinely standing up
Janisaway from our desks to stretch our legs prevent diabetes. Muscles that are exercised
andand the back is an exercise in itself. However, regularly are more receptive to insulin, so in fit
we should dedicate time each working day for a individuals blood sugar levels are not likely toworkout, preferably before going to work or go up. Exercise can also reduce blood pressure
soon after. Just avoid late night vigorous and improve cholesterol levels.
Having an active lifestyle is really anactivity, as it can keep you awake and alert,
investment in your future well-being, both
affecting your sleeping pattern.
Every person is different so the amount of physically and mentally.
Article by Marek
exercise will vary case-by-case. People who
generally lead a more sedentary lifestyle will
benefit from even light physical activity,
whereas those aiming to lose excess weight
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Basics of exercising:weight down.
https://medlineplus.gov/benefitsofexercise.html

Joshua Says: Knowing can be a barrier to learning. This means that if our minds

are cluttered up with all the things we “know,” we may not have enough space
for all the things we may yet know. It suggests we should face our learning
experiences with an open and receptive mind. Japanese English education inschools emphasizes the study of grammar, and it is precisely this thatinterferes with some learners of English who want to speak English.
Junko Says: As you know, you can watch the BBC world news on our OpenHouse TV. You can also watch it at home on YouTube. There are other wellknown news stations you can catch on YouTube also: Britain’s BBC & ITV; NBC& ABC from the U.S.; ABC Australia & SBS Australia; CBC & BNN fromCanada; TVNZ & NCTV from New Zealand; SABC from South Africa. Log-on toYouTube and just write the station you want in the search bar, Give it a try!
Marek Says: For the past 2 weeks we have been fruitlessly trying toestablish a Skype group, which will allow us to have a group lesson, at a single
click of a button. So far, we are coming up short each time, as the computers
and the program itself present an array of problems. There’s a nice synonym
for this very situation: hitting your head against the wall.
Darrin Says: With all the doom and gloom that is happening around us at themoment with the Corona virus, I thought that I would send a little feel goodmessage for my article this month as April is the month that my daughter wasborn. She has brought so much joy and happiness into my life since her birthand I look forward to sharing many more with her. So to Chiemi Joy Deuble,Happy 8th birthday. And to everyone else, stay well.
Mandcy dit: En effet, à cause de la situation internationale, on doit tous
passer beaucoup plus de temps à la maison. Voici quelques conseils pourpasser le temps en apprenant. 1- la lecture des grandes œuvres comme *lerouge et le noir* de Stendhal ou *Tokyo boyfriend* d'Amélie Northombs. 2cuisinez francais, et pourquoi pas la quiche lorraine ou le croissant-café aulait. 3- les films français : apprendre en s'amusant. Je vous recommande *lafamille bélier* et *les choristes*.Des bisous à tous, prenez bien soin de vous.
ACROSS
2 many in number
5 strong and active
7 important in effect or meaning
9 open to ideas or change
13 to a high degree
14 enhancing well-being
15 give special meaning toDOWN
1 be different from
3 unvarying way or behaviour
4 a period of time
6 quick, fast
7 requiring little activity
8 exercise that increases the need for oxygen
10 too much
11 sufficient for the purpose
12 mentally responsive(print version here)

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How about some health idioms...
There are many expressions and idioms relating to health and wellbeing:
Write the idiom’s number in the brackets next to its definition on the right.
(1) * Fit as a Fiddle( ) Exactly what is needed or wanted.

(2) * In the pink( ) Looking very ill or very afraid.

(3) * As pale as a ghost(4) * Punch above your weight( ) Give up something (usually harmful) you havebeen doing for a long time.
( ) An unpleasant result one has to accept.

(5) * A gym Bunny( ) Look or feel sick, nauseous.

(6) * Green around the gills.

( ) Knocked unconscious or to have fainted.

(7) * A bundle of nerves.

( ) To be in excellent health physically.

(8) * At death’s door.

( ) Very close to dying.

(9) * Cough it up( ) Somebody who works-out or trains a lot.

(10) * A bitter pill to swallow.

( ) In very good health and spirits.

(11) * Kick the habit.

( ) Compelled to give something (often money).

(12) * Just what the doctor ordered. ( ) Frightened, worried, very anxious(13) * Out cold.

( ) To have more influence or power than expected.

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Last Month’s Puzzle Solution
ACROSS
5 vitamins and energy in food
7 to arouse action
DOWN
8 being effective without waste 1 protecting from disease
2 results or effects from
9 use for a particular purpose
11 without variation
actions
12 extraordinarily good, great or 3 a state of being happy,
large
healthy
13 not natural
4 a phrase made up
14 select in preference to
6 therapies to improve health
15 a type of grain
8 absolutely necessary
10 extreme excess

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