伸展和拉伸显然很重要,但是,对身体的益处有别于有氧运动。
Surprisingly,aerobic exercise isn't just beneficial toyour heart, it alsosharpens your mind.
意想不到的是有氧运动不仅仅有益身心,还能灵活大脑。
You don't have to be a jock to enjoy the brainbenefits of aerobic exercise.
享受有氧运动对于大脑健康的福利,并不一定要向运动员般剧烈运动。
Moderateaerobic exercise is plenty.
适度有氧运动就获益颇多了。
Several studies involving older adultsdemonstrated that simply walking a mile or so three timesa week,increases blood flow in the brainand strengthens connections between neurons, resultingin improved mental performance ontasks requiring attention.
一些有关老年人的研究证实,只需每周三次散步一英里左右就能促进大脑血液循环;增强神经元间的“互动”,提高注意力,从而提升智力。
One of the studies divided a group of seniors into two different six-month exercisecoursesonecourse consisting of aerobic exercise,the other consisting of stretching and toning.
一项研究将老人们分为两组:一组做有氧运动;另一组做伸展和无氧拉伸半年的时间。
Again, we'renot talking about marathon-training here.
但是,运动量都是适度的而非马拉松式。
The aerobic-training course gradually built itsparticipants up to walking 45 minutes at amoderate pace three times a week.
有氧运动组让老人们养成了每周三次45分钟正常步伐走路。
At the end of the course, the people who completed the aerobic training showedsignificantimprovements in attention-related mental tasks.
有氧运动训练完后,参加者在注意力相关的智能测试有显著提升。
The stretching and toning group showed littleimprovement.
而后一组受训前后并无明显差异。