2024届高考英语复习外刊精读：Is there a best time to exercise 学案

2024届高考备考 外刊精读 Day 67 Is there a best time to exercise 一天中有没有最佳的锻炼身体时间？ 学案 文本导读： 锻炼身体这件事情无论在什么时候做都对你有好处。但是一天中是否有一个最佳的锻炼时间，可以让你从中得到最好的锻炼效果呢？本文就此展开讨论。 Step 1:词汇温习 fitness goal 健身目标 work out 锻炼身体 benefit (n) 优势，好处 stick to 坚持 workout 锻炼 participant 参与者 increase 提高 physical activity 体育活动 throughout the day 一整天 distracted (adj) 注意力分散的 burn 燃烧 fat 脂肪 metabolism 新陈代谢 peak (v) 达到顶峰 reaction time 反应时间 heart rate 心率 blood pressure 血压 reduce 降低 injury 伤，损伤 performance 表现，技能 Step 2: 原文精听+精读 With our already busy lives, finding time to exercise can feel like one more thing on our ‘to do’ list. So maybe it would help if there was ‘a best time’ to exercise? Could exercising at certain times help maximise our fitness goals? The answer is ‘yes’, but it’s easier than you think – no matter who you are, or when you like to work out. There are clear benefits to exercising in the morning. Many of us have more free time compared to later in the day, and it may therefore be easier for us to stick to a morning workout routine. A study published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that participants who exercised in the morning, increased their physical activity throughout the day, were less distracted by food, and slept better. Exercising on an empty stomach before breakfast could also burn more fat and increase metabolism, which means you’ll continue to burn calories throughout the day. So, good news for early birds, but what if you’re not a morning person? Working out in the afternoon or evening also has benefits, just different ones. For example, your body’s ability to perform peaks in the afternoon, according to a 2010 study by the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Also, in the afternoon and evening, your reaction time is quickest, and your heart rate and blood pressure are lowest, which reduce your chance of injury while improving performance. But does any of this change depending on whether you’re a man or a woman? Our bodies are different, aft