5 Ways to Reach a Healthy Weight

Five Ways to Reach a Healthy Weight

Task 1

You can see a part of an article about how to reach a healthy weight (www.kidshealth.org). Choose a heading for each part. Two of the given headings are not needed.

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  Watch out for portion distortion.
  
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  Choose a slimming diet.
  
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  Don't skip breakfast.
  
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  Reduce screen time.
  
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  Exercise.
  
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  Don’t chat on the Net.
  
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  Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day.
  Serving sizes have increased over the past 10 years, and these extra calories contribute to obesity. Another key factor in weight gain is that more people drink sugary beverages, such as sodas, juice drinks, and sports drinks. So choose smaller portions (or share restaurant portions) and go for water or low-fat milk instead of soda.
  
  
  Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, burning calories from the get-go and giving you energy to do more during the day. People who skip breakfast often feel so hungry that they eat more later on. So they get more calories than they would have if they ate breakfast. In fact, people who skip breakfast tend to have higher BMIs than people who eat breakfast.
  
  
  Fruits and veggies are about more than just vitamins and minerals. They're also packed with fibre, which means they fill you up. And when you fill up on fruits and veggies, you're less likely to overeat when it comes to high-calorie foods like chips or cookies.
  
  
  Regular physical activity burns calories and builds muscle — both of which help you look and feel good and keep weight off. Walking the family dog, cycling to school, and doing other things that increase your daily level of activity can all make a difference. If you want to burn more calories, increase the intensity of your workout and add some strength exercises to build muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, even when you aren't exercising.
  
  
  

One reason people get less exercise these days is because of an increase in "screen time" — the amount of time spent watching TV, looking at the computer, or playing video games. Limit recreational screen time to less than 2 hours per day. If you're with friends at the mall, you're getting more exercise than if you're IMing them from your room.




Task 2
Are the following statements True or False? Support your answers with quotes from the text.
- Physical activity is only good for burning calories.

- Cycling burns more calories than strength exercises.

- Fruits and vegetables fill your stomach and give vitamins to your body.

- If you eat a lot of vegetables, you won’t feel like eating snacks.

- Portions used to be bigger in the past.

- Low-fat milk contains the same amount of calories as sports drinks.

- When two of you eat out, you should order two portions of food.

- Recreational screen time refers to playing computer games.

- You had better meet your friends in person than chat with them.

- It is not necessary to have breakfast.

- The more you eat for breakfast, the hungrier you are later during the day.
Task 3
Match the following words and phrases with their synonyms.
1. BMI A. probable

2. get-go B. instant message

3. packed C. full

4. weight gain D. drinks

5. kick-start E. lose weight

6. IM F. begin to work

7. obesity G. start

8. make a difference H. being fat

9. keep weight off I. body mass index

10.beverages J. putting on weight

11.likely K. be important

12.limit L. restrict