{"id":1425,"date":"2025-12-26T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T05:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:57:18","slug":"laughter-helps-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/laughter-helps-your-body\/","title":{"rendered":"\u7b11\u3044\u304c\u5fc3\u3068\u4f53\u3092\u5143\u6c17\u306b\u3059\u308b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u3053\u306e\u6559\u6750\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u529b\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\uff01<br>\u8a9e\u5f59\u304b\u3089\u59cb\u3081\u3066\u3001\u7406\u89e3\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u3084\u307e\u3068\u3081\u3001\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30ab\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306b\u6311\u6226\u3057\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"rtoc-mokuji-wrapper\" class=\"rtoc-mokuji-content frame2 preset1 animation-fade rtoc_open default\" data-id=\"1425\" data-theme=\"jin-child\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"rtoc-mokuji-title\" class=\" rtoc_left\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"rtoc_open_close rtoc_open\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><ol class=\"rtoc-mokuji decimal_ol level-1\"><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-1\">Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-2\">Article<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-3\">Comprehension Questions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-4\">Summary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-5\">Discussion<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><h2 id=\"rtoc-1\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong>Comedian<\/strong><\/span><strong>\/ \u30b3\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u30f3\uff08\u540d\u8a5e\uff09<\/strong>\u2013 A person whose job is to make people laugh<br><br><em>The comedian makes people laugh on stage.<\/em><br>\u305d\u306e\u30b3\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u30f3\u306f\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u7b11\u308f\u305b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong><strong>Awkward<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>\/ \u6c17\u307e\u305a\u3044\u30fb\u5c45\u5fc3\u5730\u304c\u60aa\u3044\uff08\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e\uff09 <\/strong>\u2013 Feeling shy or uncomfortable<br><br><em>It felt awkward to laugh without a joke.<\/em><br>\u5197\u8ac7\u304c\u306a\u3044\u306e\u306b\u7b11\u3046\u306e\u306f\u6c17\u307e\u305a\u304f\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong>Stress<\/strong> <\/strong><\/span><strong>\/ \u30b9\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9\uff08\u540d\u8a5e\uff09 <\/strong>\u2013 A feeling of worry or pressure<br><br><em>Laughter helps reduce stress.<\/em><br>\u7b11\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u30b9\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9\u3092\u6e1b\u3089\u3059\u306e\u306b\u5f79\u7acb\u3061\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong><strong>Club<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/span><strong>\/<\/strong> <strong><span class=\"marker2\"><\/span>\u30b5\u30fc\u30af\u30eb\uff08\u540d\u8a5e\uff09<\/strong> \u2013 A group of people who meet for the same activity<br><br><em>She joined a laughter club in her city.<\/em><br>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u5730\u5143\u306e\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u30b5\u30fc\u30af\u30eb\u306b\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong>Exercise<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><strong>\/ \u904b\u52d5\uff08\u540d\u8a5e\uff09<\/strong> \u2013 An activity that keeps the body healthy<br><br>Laughing can be a fun exercise for the body.<br>\u7b11\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4f53\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u697d\u3057\u3044\u904b\u52d5\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-2\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Laughter Helps Your Body<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Melanin Bee is a <strong>comedian<\/strong> in Los Angeles. She moves her body like a stretching cat and starts laughing loudly. At first, the laughter sounds fake, but soon it becomes real. She feels happy and relaxed while laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melanin Bee practices something called Laughaste. It is a fun activity that mixes yoga and laughter. Laughaste comes from laughter <strong>clubs<\/strong> that started in India in the 1990s. At first, people may feel shy or <strong>awkward<\/strong>, but they learn to laugh together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors say laughter is good for your health. Laughing helps the heart and lowers <strong>stress<\/strong>. It also helps the body feel relaxed and happy. Doctors say laughing may be compared to <strong>exercise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A doctor in India started the first laughter club. People laughed together in a park every day. When they ran out of jokes, they used breathing, movement, and silly sounds. Even fake laughter helped people feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not need a reason to laugh. You can laugh with other people or alone. Laughing helps both the body and the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub>Source: Associated Press (AP) <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-3\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehension Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer the questions following the article in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is Melanin Bee?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is Laughaste?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does laughter help the body?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where did laughter clubs start?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do people need a joke to laugh?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-4\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In your own words, attempt to summarise the article in 4 sentences or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-5\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Discuss these topics with your tutor, and support your answers with examples or experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What makes you laugh easily?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you laugh more alone or with other people?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you feel after a good laugh?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3053\u306e\u6559\u6750\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u529b\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\uff01\u8a9e\u5f59\u304b\u3089\u59cb\u3081\u3066\u3001\u7406\u89e3\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u3084\u307e\u3068\u3081\u3001\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30ab\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306b\u6311\u6226\u3057\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002 Contents Vocabulary Article Comprehension Questions Summary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-03-news-beginner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1425"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1678,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425\/revisions\/1678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}