【摘要2020.4.20.自由】◎陳成良
Resting postures such as squatting or
kneeling may be better for health because they require more muscle activity
than sitting on a chair, researchers claim.
研究人員聲稱，蹲或跪這類休息姿勢也許更有益於身體健康，因為它們比坐在椅子上需要更多的肌肉活動。
The findings are based on data gathered
from a hunter-gatherer population in Tanzania who wore devices that measured
physical activity as well as periods of rest.
這些發現是根據從坦尚尼亞一個狩獵採集部落收集來的數據，這個部落的人佩戴裝置來測量他們的體力活動和休息時間。
Anthropologists from the US found that
despite being sedentary for almost 10 hours each day, equivalent to clocking a
shift in the office at the desk, the Hazda people appeared to lack the markers
of chronic diseases associated with long periods of sitting.
美國的人類學家發現，儘管哈茲達部落的人每天靜止不動的時間將近10個小時，相當於在辦公桌前上一天班，但他們似乎並未出現久坐帶來的慢性病跡象。
They believe this is down to the ‘active
rest postures’ used by the tribe.
他們相信，這歸結於該部落使用的「主動休息姿勢」。
新聞辭典
anthropology：名詞，人類學。
例句：Social
anthropology is one of the social sciences.（社會人類學是社會科學之一。）
sedentary：形容詞，久坐的、不活動的。例句：I
think a sedentary job would suit me.（我認為坐辦公室的工作適合我。）
equivalent：形容詞，相等的；等值的。名詞，相等物。例句：The
French word has no equivalent in English。（這個法文字在英文中沒有相對應的字。）
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