久坐族福利：不去健身房也瘦臀又瘦腿哦

 Do you think that your butt¹ and/or thighs² are too big in relation to your upper body? Do you dislike formal exercise, gym membership³, and diet programs but still want to get a smaller butt and/or thighs? Consider the following steps that force you to exercise more.

你有没有觉得你的臀和（或是）大腿与你的上体相比太过宽大了？你是不是讨厌正经的锻炼、健身房办卡以及节食计划，可又想要瘦臀和（或）腿呢？看看下面这些步骤吧，它们能促使你更多地锻炼。

Take the stairs instead of the elevator orescalator whenever possible whether in a hotel, office building, or out shopping.

即使可以乘电梯或扶梯，仍选择走楼梯，无论你在宾馆、办公大楼还是外出逛街。

久坐族福利：不去健身房也瘦臀又瘦腿哦

Ride your bicycle instead of driving your car, depending upon your destination, the weather, and safety concerns.

从你的目的地、天气和安全方面考量，用骑车代替开车。

Walk fast whenever you do walk, instead of walking lazily, to burn more calories. At least, vary⁴ your pace.

只要是步行，就快步走来燃烧更多卡路里，而不是慢慢悠悠地走。至少，改变你的步调。

When you drive, park away from the building to force you to walk a greater distance than you normally⁵ would.

如果你开车了，把车停在离你要去的那栋建筑物远一点的地方，迫使你走上比平常更长的一段距离。

Part Two of Two: Typical Activities 5

When you could sit, stand. Try not to sit down when at home talking on the phone, playing a musical instrument, or other activities. At the office, stand during conferences and meetings.

当你能坐的时候，站着。当你在家讲电话、演奏乐器或是干其他事时，试着别坐着。在办公室里，站着开会或是会谈。

Learn ways to exercise even when doing normal sit-down activities such as watching television and computer. For example, hula hoop⁶ while watching TV.

对于一些平常坐着完成的事，例如看电视和在电脑面前，学一些在这种时候可以锻炼的方法。比如在看电视时转呼啦圈。

Do your housework to music. Move faster and get the chores done more quickly, all while exercising at the same time.

在做家务时放音乐。行动更快，也更快地做完家务，与此同时还达到了锻炼的目的。

1 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

2 thighs   

n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿

参考例句：

• He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 membership   

n.成员资格，会员全体，从属关系

参考例句：

• I must renew my membership of the sailing club.我必须延续我的航海俱乐部会员的资格。
• He made up his mind to apply for membership in the Party.他决心申请入党。

4 vary   

vi.变化，有不同；vt.改变，使不同

参考例句：

• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
• Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

5 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

6 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。