A、A 12-week weight loss program. B、A 12-month weight loss program. C、A 12-week aerobic exercise program. D、A 12-month aerobic ex

Many, if not most, people start exercising because they want to lose weight. But very often they abandon exercise when the expected pounds fail to fall off. Study after study has found that, without major changes in eating habits increasing physical activity is only somewhat effective for losing weight. Though it helps people maintain weight loss. And shedding even a few pounds, especially around one’s middle, can improve health.
    For example, researchers in Brisbane, Australia, studied 58 sedentary overweight or obese men and women who participated in a closely monitored 12-week aerobic exercise program. Weight loss was minimal, but nonetheless the participants’ waistlines shrunk, their blood pressure and resting heart rate dropped, and their aerobic capacity and mood improved. Exercise should be encouraged and the emphasis on weight loss reduced, the researchers concluded. " Disappointment and low self-esteem associated with poor weight loss could lead to low exercise adherence and a general perception that exercise is futile and not beneficial. "
    I walk three miles daily, or bike ten miles and swim three-quarters of a mile. If you ask me why, weight control may be my first answer, followed by a desire to live long and well. But that’ s not what gets me out of bed before dawn to join friends on a morning walk and then bike for my swim. It’ s how these activities make me feel: more energized, less stressed, more productive, more engaged and, yes, happier—better able to smell the roses and cope with the inevitable frustrations of daily life.
    26. According to the research findings on exercise what can you achieve from increasing physical activity?
    27. What kind of program did the participants of the study attend?
    28. What is the conclusion that the researches of the Brisbane study reached?
    29. What is the real reason that the speaker exercises every day?
    30. What can be the best topic of this talk?