VOA常速英语2015--运动有助降低健康年龄

运动有助降低健康年龄

Every morning, Tony Diamond goes to a local park for an hour of fast walking. Then he runs for another hour. He also goes to a gym two or three times a week for muscle training. The retired¹ navy captain won three medals at the 2015 National Senior Games in the road race and the race walk in his age group, 85 to 89.

每天早上，托尼·黛蒙德都会前往当地公园进行一个小时的快跑。之后，他将再跑一个小时。每周，他都会前往健身房进行两到三次的肌肉训练。 在85-89岁年龄段的公路和竞走比赛上，这名退役的海军上校在2015年全国老年比赛上赢得了3枚奖牌。

My current age is 86 years old and my fitness² age is 44. I think I have such a good number because I did a lot of exercise during my life. I've been exercising since I was a little boy.

我的身体年龄是86，而我的健康年龄是44。我想我之所以有如此好的健康年龄是因为我总在锻炼。我从很小的时候就开始锻炼。

Helen White, plays basketball and also teaches the sport to senior groups. The versatile³ athlete won a silver medal in pickleball at the 2013 National Senior Games.

海伦·怀特打篮球，她也是老年篮球队的教练。这名资深的运动员在2013年的全国老年比赛上获得了匹克球的银牌。

I'm 62 years old and my fitness result showed that I was 32 years.

我今年62岁，而我的健康年龄显示是32岁。

White and Diamond are among about 5,000 senior games competitors who took part in the study on fitness age.

怀特和黛蒙德都参加了此次健康年龄的研究工作，而他们也是5000名老年比赛的参与者之一。

Pamela Peeke is an assisstant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland. She conducted the study with Ulrik Wisloff at Norwegian University of Science and Technology who developed a fitness calculator.

帕米拉·皮克是马里兰大学的医学副教授。和她一起进行此次研究的是来自挪威科技大学的乌尔里克·魏司洛夫，她研制了健康计算器。

You simply input⁴ very straightforward⁵ data. We ask you questions: your age, height, weight, how much you work out, your waist size, heart rate, blood pressure, and it goes on. Then you press a button, you find out what your actual fitness age is. Anyone can use the online calculator for free.

你仅仅需要输入一些很直接的数据。我们会问你问题：你的年龄、身高、体重、你的锻炼怎么样、腰围、心率、血压。之后按下按钮，你就会知道你的健康年龄。网上的健康计算器可以免费使用。

This kind of testing, an assessment⁶ of fitness age, was actually very valid⁷ and it helps us understand the benefits of being fit and healthy.

这种测量健康年龄的方法实际上非常有效，它可以帮助你了解保持健康所带来的益处。

The National Senior Games is a biannual⁸ competition for athelets over 50 and consists of a variety of sports from track and field to triathlon. This year,the average age of the competitors were 68, their average fitness age were 43.

全国老年比赛每年举办两次，所包含的体育项目多种多样，从田径到三项全能。今年，参赛选手的平均年龄为68，平均健康年龄为43。

Peeke was a board member of the organization that runs the games says many of the competitors didn't start training until later in life.

皮克是举办该项运动的组织会成员，她称许多参赛选手很早就开始参加训练。

It really wasn’t until I turned to 50 that I decided⁹ to become much more serious and focused about play, and just making sure it is daily part of my life.

并不是等我到了50岁的时候才开始关注锻炼，我们要把它当成是我们每天生活的一部分。

 

It doesn’t matter how old you are. Twenty, 25, 30 who cares. All of us can lower our fitness age by staying right on top of it, taking good care of ourselves, especially physical activity. He says it is never too early or too late to start exercising and reaping¹⁰ its benefits.

不管你多大。20，25, 30，谁会在乎。只要我们坚持锻炼，所有人都能够降低健康年龄，照顾好自己，特别是在体育锻炼方面。他认为从健康中受益，何时锻炼都不迟。

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

3 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

4 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

5 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

6 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

7 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

8 biannual   

adj.一年两次的

参考例句：

• I have to make a biannual report next Monday.下周一我得作半年度报告。
• Our school doctor recommends a biannual visit to the dentist.我们校医建议一年去看牙医两次。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 reaping   

收割； 收割庄稼，收获( reap的现在分词 )； （因自己或他人所为）获得（某事物）

参考例句：

• They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work. 现在，他们的全部辛劳都得到了回报。
• How terribly ill he looks, but he's only reaping as he has sown in youth. 他看起来病得很重，但这只不过是他年轻时生活放荡结下的恶果。