Read the text and fill in each blank with a most suitable word.

School students do not shower after sports class

A report has found that more than half of high (1)__________ boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after a physical (2)__________ class. Researchers suggest that students don't want to sweat and take a (3)__________ , so they are less active in sports classes. The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children in schools in Essex, England. Lead researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said he was surprised (4)__________ how rarely students showered. He said: "We know (5)__________ children aren't getting (6)__________ physical activity because we have seen their fitness declining; (7)__________ the unwillingness to shower is a barrier to working up a sweat (8)__________ playing sport, it's something we need to tackle to promote activity at schools."