51.Describe an activity you do to keep fit and healthy

You should say:

‣ what the activity is

‣ When and where you usually do it

‣ how you do it

‣ how it helps you keep healthy

In my opinion, by far the best way to maintain good health is to work out in the gym, which I do every week, at least twice a week. Of course, I wish I could do it more frequently, but 1 just don't have that much free time. What's important is that I always mix strength and cardio training. Strength training exercises help me work out my muscles, increase metabolism and build stamina. So they generally make me stronger. Cardio exercises help me burn calories, and therefore maintain a healthy weight. To make the most of each workout session, I start it with a warm-up. This is usually a combination of some light cardiovascular exercises and stretches, which helps me to prevent the injury and prepare my body for more vigorous exercises. If I have strength training, i sometimes perform exercises with free weights such as dumbbells or medicine balls. To be honest, I used to think that weights were something for bodybuilders. But now I realise that light lifting exercises are really good for anyone. Sometimes i use elasticized bands or specialized machines. But in most cases, I do bodyweight exercises. I mean everyone's all time favourite such as sit ups, squats, lunges and pull ups. For me, bodyweight exercises are more difficult to do than weights, but my fitness instructor doesn't care about it and makes me do several 25-rep sets of each exercise. When I have a cardio workout, i either swim or run on a treadmill. Then, at the end of each workout I do some stretching exercises again, which helps me keep a heart rate and blood pressure from dropping rapidly.