For those of you who'd prefer to lose weight without having to partake in the pesky thing called fitness, here's a bit of news that might disappoint you: recent studies show that people who are successful at taking off--and keeping off--weight are those who do a fair amount of exercise. 60 to 90 minutes a day, to be exact. Or, to put it another way, those who walked the equivalent of a marathon a week.
I'm into fitness and even this number surprised me a bit -- really, who has 60 to 90 spare minutes every day of the week? I can manage to work in a hour a day three times a week and 30 minutes a day the rest of the week. I can't do any more than that and still keep my job and family happy, but I try to work in small bits of exercise where I can--by taking the stairs, walking to work and so on.
My point? 60 to 90 minutes is a lot, so try to find a compromise. But do know that fitness is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle.
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成功减肥的关键?每周一次马拉松
那些喜欢减肥而不想花时间在运动上的人们,有个新闻可能要让你们失望了:最新的研究显示,那些成功减肥并且不反弹的是做一定时间运动的人.具体的说是60-90分钟.换句话说,就是每周步行距离达到马拉松长度的人们.
尽管我喜爱运动,但是这个数字还是让我大吃一惊-我是说真的,谁会一周每天都有60-90分钟时间?我可以做到一周3天每天运动1小时,剩下几天每天30分钟.为了保住我的工作、维持家庭幸福,我不能花更多的时间,但是我会尽力做一些小的运动-爬楼梯、步行上班等等。
我的意见？60-90分钟是太多了，所以尝试找到折中办法。但是要记住，运动保持身体健康是健康生活的重要部分。