Check the words in the box

1. Look at the pictures. Check (√) the things you do to stay healthy.

I play sports.	I eat healthy foods.	I take vitamins.	I meditate.
I walk a lot.	I ride a bicycle.	I work out in a gym.	I jog.
I do aerobics.	I swim.	I dance.	I don’t smoke.

Reading

You are going to read answers from a survey about staying healthy. The survey question is “How do you stay healthy?”Read the survey silently. Look for the answer to the survey question how each of the six stays healthy.

Survey: How do you stay healthy?

Lyn Cone Age: 88 years old “I don’t exercise. I just enjoy life. Keep smiling, I always say.”	Li Chang Age: 24 years old “I go to a gym three times a week. I usually go after work.”	Herb Wood Age: 48 years old “Stay healthy? Well… I smoke. And I don’t exercise. I sit at a desk all day. I do take vitamins…sometimes.”
Nobuyuki Oda Age: 52 years old “I get my exercise at my job. I’m a construction worker. I stand from 8 in the morning to 6 in the evening. I’m always bending and lifting heavy things. Do you want to see my muscles?”	Velia Cruz Age: 28 years old “I love sports – all kinds! I love tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball. I have to work during the week but I try to play sports on the weekends.”	Megumi Saito Age: 35 years old “I have three children. One is three. One is four. One is six. They’re always running. I can never sit down. That’s my exercise – running after children. Oh…excuse me…there they go now!”

Practice

1. Which one is a healthy lifestyle? Check (√) the appropriate answers.