Walking – the Best Exercise - Test 8

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Exercise researchers at Edinburgh University have discovered that British people walk (0) ___ average 120km less per year than they (9) ___ just a decade ago. Experts recommend that people should walk (10) ___ 10,000 and 12,000 steps a day to stay healthy, but if their figures (11) ___ to be believed, the (12) ___ of British people only manage 3,000. Naturally, this concerns the researchers, who point out the wide range of physical and mental health benefits to people of all ages. For people who want to take things (13) ___ stage further and use walking as a keep-fit activity, much information is now available online on walking technique; and new exercise concepts like 'speed walking' and 'power walking' have become popular. According to these sources, it is important to relax the shoulders and keep them down, to swing the arms in time (14) ___ the stride and to lean forward slightly from the ankles. Also, in (15) ___ to increase walking speed, it is advised to concentrate on frequency of steps made as opposed (16) ___ length of stride.

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