WALK 4 YOUR LIFE

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WALK 4 YOUR LIFE

• Join us once a month for the walk.• Fun for the family.• Bring your pets.

How important is walking?Walking is very good for our legs, but more important, our . Doctors tell us to exercise more because many of us sit in front of our computers and TV screens for too many hours every day.

 Walking is easy and and you can do it anywhere. In many parts of Israel today there are places for people to walk. Look around your neighborhood. You may see like pictures on this page.

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Exercises Complete the sentence.

• What is good exercise?

• What parts of our body is exercise important to?

• Who tells us walking is important?

• Where do we sit for too many hours?

Answer True or False.

• Walking isn’t cheap.

• You can walk anywhere.

• There aren’t special places to walk.

• There are signs in many

neighborhoods.

Walking is good exercise.

It is important to our legs and heart.

Doctors tell us walking is important.

We sit too much in front of the computer and TV.

False

False

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True

How much should you walk?

It is good to walk for every day. We should walk at least 7,000 each day. Here are some ideas for walking more:

– whenever you can. If you live in an apartment, don’t take the every day.

– Another good way to exercise is to get a dog. Dogs need a lot of exercise and if you take your dog for every day, you will get the exercise you need, too.

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Choose the correct word.

• You should walk half an hour / an hour every day.

• You should walk 7000 steps / stairs each day.

• Don’t take the elevator / stairs every day.

• Take your dog for a short / long walk.

You should walk half an hour every day

You should walk 7000 steps each day.

Don’t take the elevator every day.

Take your dog for a long walk.

Listen to the end of the text and fill in the missing information.

• Time: The last Friday of every month at

• Place: City Park (near the )

• For more information, contact

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