HEALTHNOVEMBER23,24·byMariaChiu/PAGEDESIGNBYMICHELLETI23ReadingStretchingisimportantforyourbody.Ithelpsloosenyourmusclesbeforeplayingsportsordoingaworkout.Youshouldstretchthroughoutyourday,too,especiallyaftersittingforawhile.Takeabreakfromsittingevery30minutesandstretch.Use15-30secondstostretchadifferentbodypart.Stretchyourshouldersandneck.Stretchyourlowerback,too.Thenstretchyourhipandbothlegs.Youwanttostretchoften.Stretchingisagreatwaytotakecareofyourbody!FindItHowlongshouldJamesandGregstretcheachbodypart?ConversationA(atarunningtrack)Greg:Thatwasagoodstretch!Shouldwestartrunningnow?James:Youfinishedstretchingalready?Youstretchedforlessthanaminute.Greg:Istretchedmyhipandlegs.That'saboutit,right?James:Whataboutyourlowerback?Didyoustretchthat,too?Greg:No,Ididn't.James:Youwillwanttoloosenyourbackmusclesbeforerunning.Greg:TeachingOK.I'llstretchsomemore.LET'STALKINENGLISH37HEALTHNOVEMBER23,2424ReadingFindItHowdidSarahurtherleg?ConversationA(intheJungleCafe)Matt:Howareyoudoing,Sara?Sara:Nottoowell.AfterIdidaConversationBworkoutthismorning,myJames:Stretchyourneckandshoulders.rightlegstartedhurting.YoushouldstretcheachbodypartMatt:for15-30seconds.Greg:Thisfeelsgood.Icanfeelmymusclesloosening.James:Howoftendoyoudostretches?Greg:Notveryoften.Iusuallyjuststretchbeforeplayingsportsordoingaworkout.James:Trystretchingthroughoutyourday.Itisgoodforyourbody.Greg:OK.Iwillgiveitatry.Questions1.WhatdidGregstretchinlessthanaminute?2.Whendoyoustretch?TeachingThat'snotgood.Hasithurtlikethatbefore?Sara:Acoupleoftimes.BothtimesIwasinahurrysoIdidn'tstretchbeforemyworkout.Matt:Thenyouprobablyinjuredamuscleinyourleg.Thatcanhappenifyoudon'tstretchbeforeexercising.Sara:You'reprobablyright.Mylegisprettypainful.I'llbesuretostretchnexttime.Howoftendoyoudostretches?Howoften..?意为“多久多常.?”，用LanguageTip来询问他人做某事的频率.Howoftendoyoucook?你多久自己下厨一次？.Howoftendoeshegodiving?他多久去潜水一次？38LET'STALKINENGLISHNOVEMBER2023KeyWordsConversationBstretch（v）[stret]拉伸；舒展Besu...
