Weight loss movement battles obesity in Malaysia

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难词探意

1.obese /əʊ'biːs/ adj.极为肥胖的

2.hypertension /'haɪpə'tenʃn/ n.高血压

3.cholesterol /kə'lestərɒl/ n.胆固醇

“1-2-3,” shouts Noradhiah Tumirin, a medical doctor and fitness trainer.“You can do it,” she says approvingly as her client, Sarah Baharudin, lies on her back and struggles to lift her legs in the air.Tumirin is leading Baharudin in an exercise class.Baharudin, 35 years old, is breathing heavily as she lifts her legs.She is 165 centimeters tall and weighs 110 kilograms.The Malaysian woman blames her diet for her weight gain.“I eat traditional Malay food and it's high in fat and calorie.” For years, she was also not physically active and did not exercise.

Her story is a common one across Malaysia.About 50 percent of the country's adults areobeseand about 30 percent of young people are overweight.Sarah Baharudin and her husband, Nazrul Mohammad, are trying to change their lifestyles by exercising regularly and eating healthier food.Noradhiah Tumirin is now retired, but once served in the Malaysian armed forces.She is physically fit, measuring 157 centimeters tall and weighing just 56 kilograms.She says the country's obesity crisis is leading to high rates of heart disease and related medical conditions.“This obesity will lead to multiple illnesses such ashypertension,highcholesterol, heart illnesses and diabetes.” Kevin Zahri is one of Malaysia's leading fitness influencers.He founded a local weight loss movement called Jom Kurus, which means “let's get thin” or “let's lose weight”.

Every year, thousands of Malaysians join six-week-long Jom Kurus fitness camps.They meet several times a week for exercises and to learn more about nutrition.There also are social media support groups.At one recent class, people did leg lifts, pushups and stretches.Kevin Zahri says the average person at the camp drops four to five kilos of weight during the six-week program.But his real goal isto help Malaysians make healthy changes that will last a lifetime.That is what Sarah Baharudin is pushing for by getting on a regular exercise routine and improving her diet.“I have decided to change my lifestyle into a healthier one.”

While Jom Kurus and other programs are helping Malaysians change their lifestyles, it is clear these classes only treat a small part of the nation's obesity crisis.Zahri says the amount of people they have targeted is very small compared to the people who need more exercise and changes in diet.Baharudin knows that changing lifelong behaviors is not easy but she says she is strong-minded enough to make this the beginning of a new way of life.

Reading Check

1.What contributes to Baharudin's obesity?

A.Her heart disease.

B.Her difficulty in breathing.

C.Her husband's influences.

D.Her unhealthy diets and lifestyles.

2.What can we know about Noradhiah Tumirin?

A.She used to be a fitness trainer.

B.She founded a local weight loss movement.

C.She believes obesity will cause various illnesses.

D.She serves in the Malaysian armed forces at present.

3.Why do Malaysians participate in fitness camps every year?

A.To experience life.

B.To treat their illnesses.

C.To share their opinions about how to lose weight.

D.To exercise and learn something about nutrition.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

But his real goal is to help Malaysians make healthy changes that will last a lifetime.但他真正的目标是帮助马来西亚人做出持续一生的健康改变。

【信息提取】one's goal is to do...意为“……的目标是……”。

【句式仿写】这个组织的目标是帮助那些无家可归的动物找到庇护所。