STAYING HEALTHY
WORD MEANING:
1. Relevant
– necessary
2. Numerous
– plenty
3. Benefits
– helpful
4. Ideally
– situation that is perfect
5. Qualified
– having skills and standard
6. Instructor
– trainer
7. Philosophy
– reason, study of knowledge
8. Comprehensively
– easy to understand
9. Authoritative
– showing control
10. Composed
– made, created
11. Proportional
– ratio
12. Relieve
– free from pain
13. Simultaneously
– happening together
14. Flexibility
– easily changeable
15. Posture
– particular position of body
16. Accommodate
– provide place to live
17. Delaying
– late
18. Occasions
– event, situation
19. Exists
– live
20. Undeniable
– cannot be denied
21. Calm –
peaceful
22. Gained
– obtained
23. Holistic
– overall
24. Collectively
– as a group
B.3 FROM THE TEXT:
a. How can Yoga be practiced indoor and outdoor
as well?
Yoga is a set of practice or exercises which includes
posture correction, healthy berating practices, relaxation techniques and
meditation skills. Hence it does not require a huge space to perform it and can
be done indoor and outdoor as well.
b. What are the benefits of Yoga?
There are number of benefits of Yoga…
It strengthens one’s immunity, energy level and can fight diseases in the body. It can reduce stress, depression and anxiety in body and mind and fosters peace, joy and happiness.
B.8 Choose the
correct option.
a.
Yoga is relevant to our times. Choose to option that does not support this
statement.
iii. Practicing yoga leads to spending on
health issues.
b.
Choose the option that lists the ways in which yoga can benefit us physically
and mentally, according to the passage.
1. reduces stress
2. increases visits to a doctor
3. strengthens friendship
4. increases balance and flexibility
5. reduces consumption of junk food
ii. 1 and 4
c.
Whether one in a beginner or an advanced learner, one can try out different
forms of yoga, which can also accommodate discreate lifestyle choices and
temperaments.
ii. Praveen had a long-term plan to lead a
healthy life. He broke it down into short-term plans for easy execution.
d.
According to the graph on yoga practitioners, it can be inferred that between the
years 2008 and 2016
iii. the percentage of women practitioners outnumber
the men in all age groups.
B.9 ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
a. Name the two literary texts mentioned in
the passage. Write two lines about each.
The two literary texts on Yoga are…
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a collection of Sanskrit
sutras, compiled in the early centuries CE. It is widely acknowledged as the
authoritative text on yoga.
Katha Upanishad, compose between the 5th
and 3rd centuries BCE. The term ‘Yoga’ was first mentioned in this
text.
b. You have read about a few different styles
of yoga in the passage. Find out about two more styles and describe them
briefly.
Two styles of Yoga…
Ashtanga Yoga: This yoga consists of six series of specific
poses taught in order.
Sivananda Yoga: Classes are generally relaxing. Sivananda
starts with this pose, then moves into breathing exercises.
c. How do you think practicing yoga helps in
coping with stress?
In yoga, there exists an undeniable connection between
a person’s health and the exploration of concept like inner peace and
well-being. Yoga can help maintaining a calm and organized mind, as well as a
fit and healthy body. Therefore, regular practice of yoga can reduce stress.
d. Yoga has gained an ever-increasing
popularity worldwide. Do you agree? Justify this statement.
Yoga can help maintaining a calm and organized mind,
as well as a fit and healthy body. Scientific studies have come forward about
the various health benefits of yoga and it became popular worldwide. The United
Nation has officially dedicated 21 June as the International Day of Yoga since
2015.
e. What are the four different types or
styles of Yoga?
The four different types or styles of Yoga is…
Hatha yoga: This yoga involves physical techniques.
Vinyasa yoga: It is a smooth shift between postures
and matching with breathing styles.
Restorative yoga: It helps one to maintain the
duration of time.
Iyengar yoga: It is detail, precision and alignment in the postures.
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