Sweat it out – in a bath! 泡热水澡等于做运动
<p>随身英语<span word="Sweat">Sweat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>! 泡热水澡等于做运动</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>你想要一个轻松的减肥方法吗？既不用去健身房锻炼，也不需要在游泳池里游无数个来回？一项研究在比较了运动锻炼和泡热水澡的相对益处后发现，通过泡热水澡消耗的卡路里和快步走消耗的热量是一样，而且，饭后泡澡比运动能更多地降低血糖含量。在本期《随身英语》里，我们探讨为什么泡个热气腾腾的澡对你的健康有益。</p><p>课文内容 词汇: <span word="Exercise">Exercise</span> 锻炼</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="strenuous">strenuous</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> – <span word="pedalling">pedalling</span> <span word="furiously">furiously</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pleasantly">pleasantly</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steaming">steaming</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="profusely">profusely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span>!</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="baths">baths</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Faulkner">Faulkner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Loughborough">Loughborough</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calories">calories</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="measured">measured</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p>“<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="found">found</span>”, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Faulkner">Faulkner</span>, “<span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> 80% <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>”. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> 140 <span word="calories">calories</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brisk">brisk</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="glucose">glucose</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>10% <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>.</p>
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