访谈录 研究：最有效的腹部减肥法

 In a new study about the best way to beat belly¹ fat, Dr. Jenny Ashton here to talk about it. 

 

And Jenny, it turns out that is not just exercise but the kind of exercise that makes the difference.  

 

Exactly, and this is a very large study at Harvard that look at middle aged² men followed them for 12 years, found that the men who lifted weights for more than 25 minutes every day gained the less fat around their midsection than the men who engaged in moderate.

 

That sounds a lot. 

 

It is a lot. 

 

But again, a lot of people are trying to get a little bit of workout in everyday. 

 

They found that the men who engaged in hard cardio gained less overall body weight.

 

But again, the waist circumference³ here was a surprise. 

 

It's so interesting because you think you would lift weights, you think it can build up your arms and your legs. 

 

But it really is about core. 

 

Why not just do both, do a combination of both? 

 

Well, that would be the ideal. 

 

But remember here, in term of the physiology⁴, we are looking at two things. 

 

As we age, everyone loses lean muscle mass. 

 

That's a process called sarcopenia. 

 

That's not great for our health. 

 

The other thing would happens as we age, we get a little wider around the midsection that belly fat or visceral fat which we've heard is also really bad for our health.

 

So to try to kill two birds in one stone here and find an exercise that does both, that's the key and the effect that the weights help to the waist circumference was really surprising.

 

But what types of exercises are you thinking in? 

 

Is this a thing for women? 

 

Look, it's great for men and women. 

 

And there are key facts here, you need to pump air, OK? 

 

So we actually need to get in to the gym lift weights and if you can do a little of that everyday, that's important. 

 

Cardio, you've got your cardio on, that's a very important for cardio vascular⁵ well-being⁶ as well as body fat. 

 

And the other thing is good nutrition. 

 

None of these matters if we don't eat well. 

 

So that's kind of a no brainer, but the lifting weights to combat the midsection, get into the gym.

1 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

4 physiology   

n.生理学，生理机能

参考例句：

• He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。

5 vascular   

adj.血管的，脉管的

参考例句：

• The mechanism of this anomalous vascular response is unknown.此种不规则的血管反应的机制尚不清楚。
• The vascular changes interfere with diffusion of nutrients from plasma into adjacent perivascular tissue and cells.这些血管变化干扰了营养物质从血浆中向血管周围邻接的组织和细胞扩散。

6 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。