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1、CyclingYouneedonlylookataprofessionalcyclisttoappreciatethe阅读理解答案, Cycling Youneedonlylookataprofessionalcyclisttoappreciatethepotentialeffectsofcyclingonthebody.Butwhataboutthemind?It’saquestionthathaslongchallengedanyonewhohaswonderedhowridingabikecanofferwhatfeelsclosetoastateofemptying
2、yourmind. Dr.JohnRateythinkscyclingincreases“thechemistryinyourbrainthatmakesyoufeelcalm,”butalsothatcarryingoutmultipleoperationswhilecyclingcanbeaneffectivetreatment,asshowninaGermanstudyinvolving115children,halfofwhomdidactivitiessuchascyclingthatinvolvedcomplexmovements,whiletherestperf
3、ormedmorestraightforwardexerciseswiththesameaerobic(有氧的)demands.Bothgroupsdidbetterthantheypreviouslyhadinconcentrationtests,butthe“complex”groupdidalotbetter. Therehavebeenotherinterestingfindingstoo.In2003,Dr.JayAlbertsrodeatandembicycle,abicyclebuiltfortworiderssittingonebehindtheother,a
4、crosstheAmericanstateofOhiowithafriendwhohasParkinson’s(帕金森)disease,aconditionaffectingthenervoussystem.Theideawastoraiseawarenessofthedisease,buttothesurpriseofbothriders,thepatientshowedsignificantimprovements.Dr.JayAlbertsthenscannedthebrainsof26Parkinson’spatientsduringandafteraneight-we
5、ekexerciseprogrammeusingbikes.Halfthepatientswereallowedtorideattheirownpaces,whiletheotherswerepushedharder.Allpatientsimproved,andthegroupwhichwaspushedhardershowedparticularlysignificantincreasesinconnectivitybetweenareasofintelligenceresponsibleforfunctionssuchaswalkingandpickingthingsup
6、. Wedon’tknowhowthishappens,butthereismoreevidenceofthelinkbetweenParkinson’sandcycling.AvideoontheInternetshowsa58-year-oldmanwithsevereParkinson’s.Atfirst,wewatchthepatienttryingtowalk.Hecanbarelystandandhishandsshakeuncontrollably.Thenweseethemanonabicyclebeingsupportedbyothers.Withapush
7、,he’soff,cyclingpastcarswithperfectbalance.Doctorsdon’tfullyunderstandthisdiscrepancyeither,butsaythatcyclingmayactassomesortofactionthathelpedthepatient’sbrain. Thescienceofcyclingisincomplete,butperhapsthemostremarkablethingfortheeverydayrideris