每周锻炼2.5小时可抵消终日久坐的危害
How much exercise do you need to undo the harm of a life spent sitting down?
Exercising for as little as two-and-a-half hours a week can undo damage done by sitting down all day, a study has found.
研究发现,每周仅需2.5小时的锻炼,就可抵消终日久坐带来的危害.
The study by the University of Leicester found that even moderate activity can be enough for a health boost.
这项由英国莱斯特大学主持的研究发现,适度锻炼足以保持身体健康.
Sedentary behaviour – any waking behaviour with low energy expenditure while in a sitting or reclining posture – has been linked to ill health.
久坐行为指清醒状态下任何坐着或靠着的低能量消耗行为,这种行为与不佳的健康状况直接挂钩.
But medics are concerned as many British adults now spend between half and nearly three quarters of waking hours sitting.
然而,令医疗工作者担心的是,如今许多英国成年人二分之一到四分之三的清醒时间都是坐着的.
Dr Thomas Yates, who worked on the study, said: "It is possible for an individual, over the course of a day, to have high levels of physical activity and still accumulate large amounts of sedentary time."
托马斯·耶茨博士参与了此次研究,他表示："个体可以在一天中既进行高强度的运动又保持长时间的久坐."
The study published in BMC Public Health used data from the 2008 Health Survey to paint a representative sample of English adults.
