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There’s no expensive gym membership, treadmills or weights.
All participants need is a desire to walk, run or bike and a willingness to do local volunteer work.
Recent workouts included picking plastic litter from the muddy banks of the River Thames and setting up cots for homeless people.
GoodGym began in 2007 when its founder, Ivo Gormley, started running to deliver a newspaper to an older person.
He wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to stay in shape and give back.
In southwest London, local GoodGym leader Anastasia Hancock instructs members to lunge, jump and stretch as they prepare for their mile-long run to the Doddington and Rollo community roof garden.
She recalls how they once helped shift hundreds of bags of heavy compost up narrow steps to reach the rooftop.
“I think it’s just a boost of positivity in the week, “ she said.
The opportunity to socialize is a key element that hooks participants, Gormley said.
A recent member survey indicated that many young people were keen to get away from phone screens and to have more in-person interactions.
Christian Krekel, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics, spent two years leading an evaluation of GoodGym to determine if blending volunteering with exercise offered additional mental health benefits.
A team of economists recorded improvements in all six aspects of mental wellbeing they measured, with participants reporting feeling less lonely and more satisfied with their lives, as well as a greater sense of belongingness and connectedness.
More research is needed, but the team hopes the findings, if they are validated, could help shape public policies on mental health.
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解 alternative 这个词？
- 英国健身组织 GoodGym 如何鼓励英国居民“通过做好事来健身”？
- 根据文章，“通过做好事来健身”近期有哪些活动？
讲解
重点词汇
work out
奏效
- 例句：Don't worry, everything will work out in the end.相关词汇：workout（n. 锻炼，训练）
- 搭配短语：to do workouts
- 近义词组：to do exercises
alternative
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
n. 可供选择的事
- 词性拓展：alternative（adj. 另外的，可供替代的）
- 例句：Do you have any alternative suggestions?
- 搭配短语：an alternative plan（备用方案、替代方案）
搭配短语：an alternative to…（……的替代品）- 例句：Plant-based milk has become a popular alternative to dairy milk in recent years.
community
/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/
n. 社区；社会；行业，界
- 英文释义：a group of people who live in one particular area or share the same religion, race, job, etc.搭配短语：the local community（当地社区）搭配短语：the international community（国际社会）搭配短语：the scientific community（科学界）
get fit
锻炼身体，健身
- 相关词汇：fit（adj. 健康的，健壮的）
- 英文释义：healthy and strong, especially because you do regular physical exercise
- 例句：Yoga is a great way to keep fit.
- 派生词：fitness（n. 健身）
- 搭配短语：fitness goals
muddy
/ˈmʌd.i/
adj. 泥泞的，浑浊的
- 相关词汇：mud（n. 淤泥）
- 例句：The car's wheels got stuck in the mud.
- 相关词汇：stick-in-the-mud（n. 墨守成规的人）
- 例句：Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud! Let's try something new!
例句：The river was muddy after the storm.词性拓展：muddy（v. 使浑浊）- 搭配短语：muddy the waters （搅浑水，使问题更加复杂）
- 例句：Introducing this new issue will only muddy the waters further.
deliver
/dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/
v. 投送，递送；发表；分娩；交付，推送；履行，兑现
- 搭配短语：to deliver a speech（发表演讲）搭配短语：to deliver a baby（接生；分娩）例句：Our algorithm is designed to deliver content that matches your personal interests.（推送内容）搭配短语：to deliver on a promise（履行承诺）
instruct
/ɪnˈstrʌkt/
v. 指导，教授；指示，命令
- 近义词：order（v.命令）例句：Our manager has instructed us to finish the report by Friday.派生词：instruction（n. 命令）
- 搭配短语：to carry out one's instruction
近义词：teach（v. 指导）例句：She instructs new employees in company procedures.派生词：instructor（n. 讲师，教练）- 搭配短语：a driving instructor（驾校教练）
stretch
/stretʃ/
v. 伸展；延伸，绵延；持续，延续
- 例句：He stood up and stretched himself after sitting for hours.（伸懒腰）例句：The golden beaches stretch for miles along the coast.（绵延）近义词：extend（v. 持续，延续）例句：His career stretched from the 1960s to the present day.（延续）
boost
/buːst/
n. 提升，提高，推动力
- 词性拓展：boost（v. 增加，促进）
- 搭配短语：to boost profits（增加利润）
- 搭配短语：to boost economy（推动经济发展）
- 搭配短语：to boost the team's confidence（提振团队信心）
例句：We've seen a significant boost in productivity since the software upgrade.
hook
/hʊk/
v.（牢牢）吸引
- 词性拓展：hook（n. 鱼钩；噱头，卖点）
- 例句：The new phone's main hook is its foldable screen.
例句：The first chapter of the novel really hooked me.近义词：attract；captivate；draw（v. 吸引，使着迷）近义词组：appeal to…（吸引）
be keen to do …
渴望做某事
- 相关词汇：keen（adj. 热切的，渴望的）近义词组：be keen on doing sth.；desire to do sth.；yearn to do sth.；be eager to do sth.例句：The company is very keen to expand / is very keen on expanding its market in Asia.
evaluation
/ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
n. 评估，评价
- 相关词汇：evaluate（v. 评估，评价）
- 搭配短语： to evaluate a proposal（评估一份提案）；to evaluate a policy（评估一项政策）
- 近义词：assess；rate；appraise（v. 评估，评价）
determine
/dɪˈtɝː.mɪn/
v. 确定，查明；测定；裁定；决定
- 例句：Hard work and luck determine success.（决定）例句：Market research helps determine the potential demand for a product.（确定）例句：The Supreme Court will determine the constitutionality of the new law.（裁定）
blend … with …
将……与……混合、结合
- 相关词汇：blend（v. 使混合）
- 派生词：blender（n. 破壁机）
搭配短语：to blend eggs with flour（将鸡蛋与面粉搅拌在一起）近义词组：combine … with …搭配短语：to blend in with sth.（融入……（环境等））- 例句：The paint colour blends in perfectly with the furniture.
measure
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
v. 测量，度量；评估，衡量
- 搭配短语：to measure speed（测量速度）近义词：evaluate；assess例句：The marketing team uses social media data to measure their new campaign's performance.（评估）
validate
/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/
v. 证明……的有效性、真实性
- 相关词汇：valid（adj. 有效的，认可的）
- 搭配短语：a valid passport（有效护照）
英文释义：to prove that something is true例句：The nationwide survey validated the widely held belief that access to green spaces is strongly linked to residents' well-being.
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