Officeworkersshouldknowthatlongperiodsofsittingatyourdeskmaybeakiller.Scientistshaveshownanewthreatfromthislifestylethattheycall“muscularinactivity(肌肉迟钝)”.Sittingstillforlongperiodsoftimeleadstoth
Officeworkersshouldknowthatlongperiodsofsittingatyourdeskmaybeakiller.Scientistshaveshownanewthreatfromthislifestylethattheycall “muscularinactivity(肌肉迟钝)”.
Sittingstillforlongperiodsoftimeleadstothebuildupofsubstances(物质)inthebloodthatareharmfultohealth.Andexercisealonewon’tdrivethemaway.
Millionsofpeoplespendtheirdaysbetweencar,officedeskandthesofainfrontoftheTV.Whilethebadinfluencesarewellrocognized,ithasbeenthoughtthattheycanbechangedbyregulartripstothegymorswimmingpool.
Nowresearcherssaythatisnotenough.Inadditiontoregularexercise,officeworkersneedtokeepmovingwhiletheywork,bymakingregulartripstotheprinter,coffeemachineortochatwithworkmates.
ElinEkblomBak,anexpertonhealth,saysresearchshowslongperiodsofsittingandlack(缺乏) of“wholebodymuscularmovement” arestronglylinkedtoobesity,heartdiseaseandcancer,andahigherriskofdeath,regardlessof(不管)whethertheytakeenoughexercise.
“Everyoneknowsaboutthehealthbenefitsofregularexercise.Butwhatwehaven’trealizedbeforeisthatlongperiodsittingdowncarriesanextrariskthatcannotbedealtwithbytakingexercise,”DrEkblomBaksaid,addingthatsittingstillshouldberecognizedasarisktohealth.
“Itisimportanttohaveafiveminutebreakfromdeskworkevery45minutes.Don’temailworkmates—walkacrosstheofficetogivethemthemessage.Takeacoffeebreakorputtheprinterinthenextroom.IamadeskworkerandItrytodoit.Itisnotdifficultbutsometimesyougetlostinyourworkandyouforgetaboutit.”
However,morestudiesareneededtoconfirmtheilleffectsofsittingfortoolongandwaysoffightingthem.Butatpresenttheyconcludethat “keepmoving” shouldbeaddedtotheadviceto“keepexercising.”Nowadays,manyofficeworkerswronglythinkthat________Whatdoestheauthorsuggestofficeworkersshoulddo?Thelastparagraphsuggeststhattheresultofthestudyis________Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.longperiodsofsittinghasbadinfluencesonthem
B.regularexercisebenefitsthemafterlongperiodsofsitting
C.theyarelivingalifestylecalle