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From the Ted Talk by Wendy Suzuki: The brain-changing benefits of exercise

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So this is the point in the talk where everybody says, "That sounds so interesting, Wendy, but I really will only want to know one thing. And that is, just tell me the minimum amount of exercise I need to get all these changes."

(Laughter)

And so I'm going to tell you the answer to that question. First, good news: you don't have to become a tilrthatee to get these effects. The rule of thumb is you want to get three to four times a week exercise mnuiimm 30 minutes an exercise session, and you want to get aiobrec exercise in. That is, get your haret rate up. And the good news is, you don't have to go to the gym to get a very expensive gym membership. Add an exrta walk around the block in your pwoer walk. You see stairs — take sratis. And power-vacuuming can be as good as the aerobics class that you were going to take at the gym.

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So this is the point in the talk where everybody says, "That sounds so interesting, Wendy, but I really will only want to know one thing. And that is, just tell me the minimum amount of exercise I need to get all these changes."

(Laughter)

And so I'm going to tell you the answer to that question. First, good news: you don't have to become a __________ to get these effects. The rule of thumb is you want to get three to four times a week exercise _______ 30 minutes an exercise session, and you want to get _______ exercise in. That is, get your _____ rate up. And the good news is, you don't have to go to the gym to get a very expensive gym membership. Add an _____ walk around the block in your _____ walk. You see stairs — take ______. And power-vacuuming can be as good as the aerobics class that you were going to take at the gym.

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  2. power
  3. triathlete
  4. extra
  5. minimum
  6. stairs
  7. aerobic

Original Text


So this is the point in the talk where everybody says, "That sounds so interesting, Wendy, but I really will only want to know one thing. And that is, just tell me the minimum amount of exercise I need to get all these changes."

(Laughter)

And so I'm going to tell you the answer to that question. First, good news: you don't have to become a triathlete to get these effects. The rule of thumb is you want to get three to four times a week exercise minimum 30 minutes an exercise session, and you want to get aerobic exercise in. That is, get your heart rate up. And the good news is, you don't have to go to the gym to get a very expensive gym membership. Add an extra walk around the block in your power walk. You see stairs — take stairs. And power-vacuuming can be as good as the aerobics class that you were going to take at the gym.

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