Male recorder preferred, since I am a man too... Please, don't speak too fast, since the recording will be used for an English lesson on www.lingq.com.
Whenever you talk about the need to stay healthy, the first thing everyone suggests you should do is play a sport, with swimming being the most complete one, and thus the most beneficial for your body. I used to swim when I was around fifteen years old, but I eventually stopped because my homework left me no time for it. Now, I haven’t participated in any sport for years, although I used to walk to school and then to university. However, since I graduated in March 2010, even that physical activity has been greatly reduced: I do like walking but I’m rather lazy. Nonetheless, I think I am a healthy person. I don’t smoke or drink and, thanks to my mom’s excellent cooking skills, my diet is very varied: I eat pasta, rice, meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit, and every meal is different from the previous one (if there are no leftovers, of course! Throwing food in the trashcan is something my parents and I cannot stand).
