英語趣談:不勞而獲的weight loss大法

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「愛靚不愛命。」這句話道出過分追求「完美」體形的問題。為了減磅,節食過度,運動過量,當然會影響健康。但這不是說應該放縱飲食,餐餐大吃大喝,體重過高對健康的損害同樣嚴重。

年輕的為身材減肥,較年長的為改善健康減肥,增磅容易減磅難,這個大家都知道。大都市一般都是美食天堂,不享受美食的人找不到幾個,所以大家一聽到有減肥「秘方」,都會雀躍地分享、試驗,尤其是那些毋須大幅調整飲食習慣的方法。有「不勞而獲」的減磅法嗎?是有的。

大笑購物唱歌減磅

笑有很多好處,但笑可以減肥,大家就未必知道。有專家解釋:”Laughter is not only the best medicine, it is the most effortless(不費力的) way to burn calories. Chuckling through a 15-minute stand-up comedy routine can burn between 10 and 40 calories. And this feel -good activity released a feel-good hormone called serotonin that could reduce appetite.”

Belly laugh是捧腹大笑,chuckle是低聲輕笑,無論是哪種笑,都有燃燒卡路里的作用。大笑15分鐘可燒掉10至40個卡路里,笑亦可令身體釋放一種稱為serotonin的荷爾蒙,會有減低食慾的作用。

另一個方法喜歡shopping的朋友必定會鐘意:”an hour of shopping can burn about 180 calories. And if you go grocery(食物雜貨) shopping for that amount of time, all the heavy lifting can help you burn closer to 260 calories.”

Shopping單是行來行去就可以銷毀卡路里。 Shopping一小時可燒掉260個卡路里,試想像︰在大商場逛一個下午,專家建議每天要行的1萬步,可以超額完成。寓減肥於逛街購物,可說是一舉兩得。

唱歌也可減肥︰”Don’t be shy about wailing along to your favorite tunes, at least in the privacy of your home or car. Singing can burn 136 calories. Bonus if you can also dance to your favorite tunes.”

Wailing解鳴響、呼嘯、嚎啕大哭。唱歌像嚎啕大哭,當然不會動聽。但現在說的不是歌唱表演而是減磅。播放好歌大聲跟着唱,竟可燃掉136個卡路里,這種減肥法可在家中關起門窗進行,免被鄰居投訴如擾人清夢。

站着工作每年累減體重可達16至20磅,在辦公室來回踱步更可一減再減,每天踱步2小時,每年可多減10磅,當然不是每個辦公室都容許你這樣做。

香料吃辣助控體重

營養專科Melina Jampolis醫生在”Surprising facts that may keep you thin”一文中說,吃辣和一些香料都有助控制體重︰

Spicy food seems to keep people healthier. A very large Chinese study found that those who ate spicy food six to seven times per week versus once or less per week were 14% less likely to die from any cause.

Numerous other spices including cumin(孜然), ginger(姜), rosemary(迷迭香), oregano(牛至), cinnamon(肉桂) and turmeric(薑黃根粉) may also play a role in helping you stay slim by reducing inflammation(發炎), improving your body’s response to insulin and improving the composition of bacteria in your gut.

她和Kristina Petersen合著的Spice Up, Slim Down: A guide to adding spice to your diet to improve health and lose weight,就​​暢談spices的健康作用。

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