專家：每天走1萬(wàn)步就能身體健康并不科學(xué)

It's hailed as the magic number to reach every day if you want to stay fit and healthy.

它被譽(yù)為要想保持健康每天必須要達(dá)到的神奇數(shù)字。

But health officials say we don't have to notch up 10,000 steps... a brisk ten-minute walk could be just as good.

但是衛(wèi)生官員們卻說(shuō)，我們沒(méi)必要走完一萬(wàn)步……10分鐘的快步走同樣很好。

They want people to increase the intensity of their walking, rather than just focus on the distance.

他們希望人們提高步行的強(qiáng)度，而不只是注意距離。

Just ten minutes of brisk walking – around 1,000 steps – can cut our chances of an early death by up to 15 per cent, according to new guidance from Public Health England and the Royal College of GPs.

根據(jù)英國(guó)公共衛(wèi)生部和英國(guó)皇家家庭醫(yī)師學(xué)院的最新指南，1000步左右的10分鐘快走，可以減少15%的過(guò)早死亡機(jī)率。

One in five middle-aged adults in England are physically inactive, meaning they do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week.

英國(guó)有五分之一的中年人不怎么參加體育活動(dòng)，換句話說(shuō)，他們每周的體育活動(dòng)時(shí)間少于30分鐘。

Nearly a third – 31 per cent – blame not having enough time, while around a quarter say they are too tired to exercise regularly.

近三分之一——31%的人——歸咎于時(shí)間不夠，而約有四分之一的人說(shuō)他們太累了，沒(méi)辦法定期運(yùn)動(dòng)。

Health officials say a daily brisk walk is a simple and effective way to increase heart rate and improve overall health.

衛(wèi)生官員說(shuō)，每天快步走是提高心率，改善整體健康的簡(jiǎn)單而有效的方法。

The official recommendation for adults is to carry out 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

官方建議成年人每周應(yīng)該進(jìn)行150分鐘的中等至高強(qiáng)度的體育活動(dòng)。

Doing this much exercise has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

進(jìn)行這么多的鍛煉有助于降低患2型糖尿病、心血管疾病和某些癌癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。