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Members of an unusual swimming club in Britain cheerfully swim outdoors in very cold lake water around 7 degrees Celsius believing it improves their health. Members are required to swim daily, and claim it makes them feel energized and more resistant to illness. While there is evidence cold water swimming can increase blood circulation, it may be harmful for those not accustomed to large temperature changes.

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Use of English - Part3 - 13

Members of an unusual swimming club in Britain cheerfully swim outdoors in very cold lake water around 7 degrees Celsius believing it improves their health. Members are required to swim daily, and claim it makes them feel energized and more resistant to illness. While there is evidence cold water swimming can increase blood circulation, it may be harmful for those not accustomed to large temperature changes.

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25. CHEER
26. ENERGY
27. MAD
28. HEALTH
29. MEMBER
30. RESPOND
31. REGULAR
32. IMPROVE
33. DIFFERENT
34. HARM
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AN UNUSUAL SWIMMING CLUB.

While most sensible people are still fast (0) ...., members of a special club in Britain
(25) .... leave the warmth of their beds for an (26) .... swim in the water with a
temperature struggling to get beyond seven degrees centigrade. This behaviour may
seem rather odd to you - indeed, it may sound like complete (27) .... - but these
swimmers firmly believe that it is (28) .... to take exercise in this way, even in the
depth of winter.

(29) ..... of the club requires daily swimming outdoors in a nearby lake. When
members are asked why do they do it, the common (30) .... is that it makes them
feel wonderful. The swimmers claim that immersing their bodies (31) ..... in very
cold water eventually makes them more resistant to illness, especially coughs and
colds. And there is certainly evidence to suggest that an (32) ..... in blood circulation
can be achieved. However, such behaviour may not be such a good idea for people
who are not really used to large and sudden (33) .... in temperature. For many
people, swimming in icy water would be actually (34) .... .


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