Задание
  1. Look through the text, pay attention to the words in bold and decide what they mean

Wellness trends

In the 21st century, people are increasingly thinking about the quality of life and longevity, in connection with which their interest in healthy habits and proper nutrition has grown significantly. Some of them claim that the following wellness trends can contribute to an increase in life expectancy.

What are the wellness trends?

Many people seek to reduce their sugar intake as this can be useful for overcoming various health problems. They also claim that vitamin supplements can help reinforce the body's natural healing powers. Some people state that healthy sleep revitalises their body, giving them a lot of strength and energy. Also, more and more people seek to take preventive measures against possible diseases or side effects after diseases in order to avoid serious health problems. In addition, there is a tendency to stick to mindful eating. People do not divide food products into harmful and useful. Instead of counting calories, they observe how the food they consume makes them feel and choose the products they really enjoy eating. Another wellness trend is doing sports. Some people prefer regular fitness classes. Others choose online training, for example, yoga, which, according to some people, allows them to maintain not only their physical health but also their spiritual well-being. The most important thing is to observe activity-rest balance, which means exercising but not overloading your body with training.

  1. Match the words with their definitions
spiritual well-being having awareness of the food you eat and observing how the food makes you feel
healing a situation in which the periods when a person does something and relaxes are almost equal or evenly distributed
preventive measures a thing that is added to something else to improve or complete it
mindful eating long life; the fact of lasting a long time
a supplement actions intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening
longevity general health connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things
a side effect the process of becoming or making somebody/something healthy again; the process of getting better after an emotional shock
life expectancy the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that something is likely to exist or continue for
to revitalise to make something stronger, more active or more healthy
activity-rest balance an unexpected result of a situation or course of action that happens as well as the result you were aiming for