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A

Professor, can you explain some of the benefits of 

exercise for us and our bodies?

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Third Edition

 Upper-Intermediate

 

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B

Certainly. Firstly, Exercise requires oxygen, so you 

breathe faster and your heart pumps more blood to 

your muscles, which become stronger. The heart is a

muscle, too, and it needs exercise to keep it strong. 

A

What else happens in the body?

B

Well, with regular exercise, the lungs become 

stronger and more efficient over time, and your 

bones become stronger. These are really important 

changes for later in life. But it appears that one of the

most important effects that exercise has is on 

our brains.