时间表达英语教程（一天中最佳的锻炼身体时间）

词汇：exercise 锻炼，运动

With our already busy lives, finding time to exercise can feel like one more thing on our ‘to do’ list. So maybe it would help if there was ‘a best time’ to exercise? Could exercising at certain times help maximise our fitness goals? The answer is ‘yes’, but it’s easier than you think – no matter who you are, or when you like to work out.

在我们已经忙碌的生活中，找时间锻炼就好像是我们“要做”的清单上又多了一件事。所以，如果有一个锻炼的“最佳时间”，也许会有所帮助?在特定时间锻炼能帮助我们实现健康目标吗?答案是肯定的，但这比你想象的要简单——不管你是谁，也不管你什么时候喜欢锻炼。

There are clear benefits to exercising in the morning. Many of us have more free time compared to later in the day, and it may therefore be easier for us to stick to a morning workout routine. A study published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that participants who exercised in the morning, increased their physical activity throughout the day, were less distracted by food, and slept better. Exercising on an empty stomach before breakfast could also burn more fat and increase metabolism, which means you’ll continue to burn calories throughout the day.

早上锻炼有明显的好处。与晚些时候相比，我们中的许多人有更多的空闲时间，因此我们可能更容易坚持晨练。发表在《体育与运动医学与科学》上的一项研究发现，在早上锻炼的参与者在一天中增加了他们的身体活动，更少被食物分心，睡得更好。早餐前空腹锻炼也可以燃烧更多的脂肪，促进新陈代谢，这意味着你一整天都在燃烧卡路里。

So, good news for early birds, but what if you’re not a morning person? Working out in the afternoon or evening also has benefits, just different ones. For example, your body’s ability to perform peaks in the afternoon, according to a 2010 study by the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Also, in the afternoon and evening, your reaction time is quickest, and your heart rate and blood pressure are lowest, which reduce your chance of injury while improving performance.

所以，这对早起的人来说是个好消息，但如果你不是一个早起的人呢?下午或晚上锻炼也有好处，只是好处不同而已。例如，根据《斯堪的纳维亚医学和体育科学杂志》2010年的一项研究，你的身体表现能力在下午达到顶峰。此外，在下午和晚上，你的反应时间是最快的，你的心率和血压是最低的，这减少了你受伤的机会，同时提高了性能。

But does any of this change depending on whether you’re a man or a woman? Our bodies are different, after all, so the best time to exercise may be different too. A 2022 study from Skidmore College, New York, looked at exactly this question and the results showed that there are some differences. Want to reduce your blood pressure and you’re a woman? Exercise in the morning. Want to improve your heart health and you’re a man? Evening is better for you. But, ultimately, the study found that there are clear benefits for both sexes to exercising at either time of day.

但是这些变化是否取决于你是男人还是女人呢?毕竟，我们的身体是不同的，所以锻炼的最佳时间也可能不同。纽约斯基德莫尔学院(Skidmore College, New York) 2022年的一项研究就研究了这个问题，结果显示存在一些差异。作为女性，你想降低血压吗?早上锻炼。想要改善心脏健康，你是一个男人?晚上对你比较好。但最终，研究发现，无论在一天中的哪个时间锻炼，对两性都有明显的好处。

So what time is best? It seems the answer is: whatever time is best for you!

那么什么时间是最好的呢?答案似乎是:无论什么时间对你都最合适!

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1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why is it easier for some people to stick to a morning exercise routine?

2. True or False? Exercising in the morning means you are lazy later in the day.

3. When is the body most able to perform – morning or afternoon?

4. True or False? You can hurt yourself less exercising in the afternoon or evening.

5. I am a man and I want to make my heart healthier. When should I exercise according to a study from Skidmore College, New York?

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. I know that if I want to play the guitar well, I have to _______ it.

stick to work out increase perform

2. It helps to have a fitness goal when you start a _______ routine.

physical activity benefit workout work out

3. When I have a big breakfast, I usually need to eat less _______.

metabolism throughout the day burn reduce

4. There’s a _______ rain. Bring your umbrella.

throughout the day increase chance of performance

5. The dancers practised every day for weeks until their _______ improved.

perform performance participant benefit

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why is it easier for some people to stick to a morning exercise routine?Because many people have more free time in the morning than later in the day.

2. True or False? Exercising in the morning means you are lazy later in the day.False. Exercising in the morning can increase physical activity throughout the day.

3. When is the body most able to perform – morning or afternoon?The body’s ability to perform peaks in the afternoon.

4. True or False? You can hurt yourself less exercising in the afternoon or evening.True. In the afternoon and evening, your reaction time is quickest, and your heart rate and blood pressure are lowest, which reduce your chance of injury.

5. I am a man and I want to make my heart healthier. When should I exercise according to a study from Skidmore College, New York?Evening. Evening exercise helps improve heart health in men according to a study from Skidmore College, New York.

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. I know that if I want to play the guitar well, I have to stick to it.

2. It helps to have a fitness goal when you start a workout routine.

3. When I have a big breakfast, I usually need to eat less throughout the day.

4. There’s a chance of rain. Bring your umbrella.

5. The dancers practised every day for weeks until their performance improved.