Recent research shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as
physical exercise.
目前的研究表明笑和體育鍛煉一樣有益身體健康。
Laughing Proves As Effective As Exercise
Rodney might felt bad … but he should make you feel good. Because a new study shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim.
The idea that a good guffaw might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity.
To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity, scientists at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20 minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And the researchers found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually lowered volunteers’ blood pressure. And it altered their appetite hormones in the same way that moderate exercise would.
Like a good joke, the study bears repeating. But the results suggest you might make giggling part of your fitness regime. So go ahead, LOL. Or for a full workout, ROTFL. But if you’re gonna ROTFLPMP, well, you should wear extra absorbent workout pants.
研究證明笑和鍛煉一樣有益身體健康
羅德尼或許感覺不快……不過他應該能讓你感到不錯。因為一項新的研究表明笑和體育鍛煉一樣有益身體健康。
認為開懷大笑對人有益的觀點在上世紀70年代顯現出來。從那以後,人們注意到歡笑能減少壓力,甚至能增強免疫力。
為了深入研究快樂對健康的好處,來自洛瑪連達大學(Loma Linda University)的科學家們讓一些志願者觀看一段影片:這段20分鐘影片要麼是來自一部滑稽電影,要麼來自喜劇表演。這些研究者發現在觀看輕鬆愉快的喜劇中發笑確實能降低志願者的血壓,也能和適度鍛煉一樣改變食欲荷爾蒙。
就像好的笑話一樣,該項研究也需要重複。不過,該研究結果顯示你或許可以讓笑聲成為你健身的一部分。所以,開懷大笑吧(LOL:laughing out loud 的縮寫)。或者為了達到徹底的鍛煉效果,笑的在地上打滾吧(ROTFL:Rolling On The Floor Laughing 的縮寫)。不過,要是你準備笑的在地上打滾,笑到屁滾尿流的話(ROTFLPMP ,Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants),那麼你最好多穿一件吸收性好的運動褲了。
Vocabulary:
Benefit:好處;益處
Effective:有效的
Euphoric:令人愉快的
Experimental:實驗的
Conference:會議
Guffaw: 大笑;狂笑
Surface: 浮出水面;顯露
Mirth:歡樂;歡笑
Boost:增強
Immunity:免疫
Catalogue: 列入目錄;記載、登記
Hilarity: 快樂
Light-hearted: 輕鬆愉快的
Appetite: 食欲
Hormone: 荷爾蒙
Moderate:適度的
Giggle:咯咯地笑
Fitness: 健身
Regime: 生活規則;養生之道
Absorbent: 吸收的
Workout: 鍛煉
注釋:1)文中的提到的 Rodney 是指 Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004),美國著名的喜劇演員。
2)Anaheim(安納海姆)是美國加利福尼亞州奧蘭治縣(Orange County)的第2大城市,位於洛杉磯東南方 28 英里處。是加州第 10 和全美國的第 55 大城。以主題公園、體育和會議中心聞名。(注釋參考維琪百科)
英語原文來自SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN《科學美國人》http://www.sciam.com 作者:Karen Hopkin
目前的研究表明笑和體育鍛煉一樣有益身體健康。
Laughing Proves As Effective As Exercise
Rodney might felt bad … but he should make you feel good. Because a new study shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim.
The idea that a good guffaw might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity.
To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity, scientists at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20 minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And the researchers found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually lowered volunteers’ blood pressure. And it altered their appetite hormones in the same way that moderate exercise would.
Like a good joke, the study bears repeating. But the results suggest you might make giggling part of your fitness regime. So go ahead, LOL. Or for a full workout, ROTFL. But if you’re gonna ROTFLPMP, well, you should wear extra absorbent workout pants.
研究證明笑和鍛煉一樣有益身體健康
羅德尼或許感覺不快……不過他應該能讓你感到不錯。因為一項新的研究表明笑和體育鍛煉一樣有益身體健康。
認為開懷大笑對人有益的觀點在上世紀70年代顯現出來。從那以後,人們注意到歡笑能減少壓力,甚至能增強免疫力。
為了深入研究快樂對健康的好處,來自洛瑪連達大學(Loma Linda University)的科學家們讓一些志願者觀看一段影片:這段20分鐘影片要麼是來自一部滑稽電影,要麼來自喜劇表演。這些研究者發現在觀看輕鬆愉快的喜劇中發笑確實能降低志願者的血壓,也能和適度鍛煉一樣改變食欲荷爾蒙。
就像好的笑話一樣,該項研究也需要重複。不過,該研究結果顯示你或許可以讓笑聲成為你健身的一部分。所以,開懷大笑吧(LOL:laughing out loud 的縮寫)。或者為了達到徹底的鍛煉效果,笑的在地上打滾吧(ROTFL:Rolling On The Floor Laughing 的縮寫)。不過,要是你準備笑的在地上打滾,笑到屁滾尿流的話(ROTFLPMP ,Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants),那麼你最好多穿一件吸收性好的運動褲了。
Vocabulary:
Benefit:好處;益處
Effective:有效的
Euphoric:令人愉快的
Experimental:實驗的
Conference:會議
Guffaw: 大笑;狂笑
Surface: 浮出水面;顯露
Mirth:歡樂;歡笑
Boost:增強
Immunity:免疫
Catalogue: 列入目錄;記載、登記
Hilarity: 快樂
Light-hearted: 輕鬆愉快的
Appetite: 食欲
Hormone: 荷爾蒙
Moderate:適度的
Giggle:咯咯地笑
Fitness: 健身
Regime: 生活規則;養生之道
Absorbent: 吸收的
Workout: 鍛煉
注釋:1)文中的提到的 Rodney 是指 Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004),美國著名的喜劇演員。
2)Anaheim(安納海姆)是美國加利福尼亞州奧蘭治縣(Orange County)的第2大城市,位於洛杉磯東南方 28 英里處。是加州第 10 和全美國的第 55 大城。以主題公園、體育和會議中心聞名。(注釋參考維琪百科)
英語原文來自SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN《科學美國人》http://www.sciam.com 作者:Karen Hopkin
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