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Practice Test 2
PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes)
You are going to read a magazine article about exercising in water. Choose from
the list (Al the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) of the article.
There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
[A Youare unikely to cause yourself aninjuryin
water.
B__Itisnotas easy as it looks.
© Aqua fitness can do more than simply help |
heal injuries.
D__Youcan lose weight and enjoy yourself at the
same time.
E Yuan strengthen your heart and muscles by
training every day.
F Your body will adapt to exercising in water.
G Don't worry about what you look like.
H Exercise in water puts less pressure on the
heart.
1 The idea of exercising in water is not new.
60 Paper 1 Reading
Making a SPLASH
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The last thing many people
‘expect to do in a swimming
poo! these days is swim. The
latest fitness phenomenon to
make a big splash at the local
pool is aqua fitness. The
properties of water have long
been known to make it one of
the safest and most effective
media in which to exercise.
Physiotherapists have used it
for years and, even as far back
as the Romans, the value of
water for healing has been
recognised.
1
Today ‘aqua fitness’, as itis
known, has seen exercising in
the swimming pool
progressing from merely being
an activity for the recovery of
an injury. Aqua fitness has
become a valuable training aid
even for professional athletes
who use it to reduce the risk
of overtraining. However,
that’s not to say that
‘exercising in water isnt ideal
for the rest of us too, from
the young to the old, from the
fit to those who do suffer
from complaints such as
arthritis.
aerobics. Lydia Campbell, a
fitness expert, says there are
no conclusive studies on why
ithas a less drastic effect on
your heart, but there are
some factors that partly
‘explain it. Lydia says, ‘Water is
supportive, as we all know,
and with blood flowing more
easily, there is less stress on
the heart!
There are other benefits to
working out in water such as
the fact that your muscles are
less likely to ache the
following day, the water has a
‘massaging effect on the body,
and of course, there is always
the possibilty of getting a bit
slimmer. Itis generally thought
that an aqua fitness workout
can use from 450 to 700
alories an hour. And don't
forget, water is fun ~
exercising to music in water is
a unique experience!
4
The reassuring element of
exercising in water is that,
apart from doing you good, it
is relatively difficult to do
anything that is going to harm
you.
5
Exercising in water raises the
heart rate less than land
As far as modesty is
concerned, if you miss a step,
carry alittle more excess
‘weight than you fee!
comfortable with or just feel
‘embarrassed because you
haven't exercised before, there
is no need to be anxious as
everything is hidden beneath
the water level!
6
Getting used to moving in
water takes a little time
because of the gravity changes
Con the body. Running in water
will be easier if your body has
lots of muscle, but don't
worry about this not being the
case, as the exercising in
water will strengthen muscles
anyway. Soon you will be able
to move more strongly
through the pool.
7
Classes usually start with a
warm-up aimed at stimulating
and raising the body
temperature. Using the
properties of water in an aqua
‘workout can create an
effective training programme
that might change some
previous ideas about how easy
exercising in water is. Try
running in shallow knee-deep
water. It's easy, but try running
in chigh-deep water and things
suddenly get more dificult —
chest-deep water is even
harder, as the water resistance
increases.
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