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They have been called smelly, worse off and misguided. Now people who smoke have also been branded lazier than those who do not.吸烟的人经常被说成难闻的，每况愈下和误入歧途的，现在人们又给他们贴上了新标签——懒惰的。 Brazilian researchers discovered that smokers are less physically active and lack motivation. 巴西研究人员发现，吸烟者缺少运动和缺乏动力。 They also found that people who smoke are more likely to suffer symptoms of anxiety and depression. 他们还发现，吸烟的人更容易焦躁和沮丧。 Scientists at the State University of Londrina, in Brazil, say their research was the first to show that smokers are less physically active than non-smokers. 巴西隆德里纳州立大学的科学家表示，他们的研究首次表明吸烟者比不吸烟者运动量少。 They studied 60 smokers and 50 non-smokers and asked them to wear a pedometer for a minimum of 12 hours a day for six days. 在该研究中，研究者请60位吸烟者和50位不吸烟者在六天中，每天带上计步器至少12小时。 The results revealed that the smokers walked less each day and their lung function was reduced - meaning they were less able to exercise. 结果显示，吸烟者一天里走路较少，肺功能减弱，这意味着他们运动能力减弱。 When they were asked to rate their health-related quality of life, the smokers reported feeling more tired and admitted they lacked the motivation to change their lifestyles. | 
