How pets help make healthy lifestyle changes

　 Living a healthy lifestyle is important because it makes us feel good and increases our lifespan (寿命). 1 Do you want to improve your lifestyle? Here are some of the healthy lifestyle changes you can make with the help of your pet.

　 Exercise. 2 You can take a dog for a walk, or simply run after your cat around the house. Simple things like these are fun ways to fit healthy exercise into your daily life.

　 Enjoy companionship (陪伴). Loneliness can make your depression(抑郁) even worse.

3 It helps take your focus away from your problems. Most pet owners talk to their pets. Some even use them to work through their troubles.

4 Have you ever tried walking your dog? If you have, you'll know that dog walking is an excellent way to get to know new people. It provides a starting point for conversation. Besides, you can learn a lot of owners.

Reduce stress. 5 My little dog acts as my stress ball. Whenever I feel stressed out I play with him or just hug him.

A. Meet new people.

B. Find meaning and joy in life.

C. You don't have to go to the gym every day.

D. It can also help us come out of our sadness or stress

E. Touch and movement are healthy ways to manage stress.

F. Many pets, especially dogs, require regular feeding and exercise,

G. Caring for a living animal can help make you feel needed and wanted.

4、 Kids' health : Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time.①__________Some ways of dealing with stress-like screaming or hitting someone-don't solve (解决)much. But other ways,like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed: