One Hour of Exercise a Day Fights Damage of Sitting

When it comes to your health, It seems that sitting too much may be as bad for you as smoking.

说到你的健康，似乎坐得太久对你的健康和吸烟一样有害。

If you sit for many hours a day in a traditional office job, you may be interested in a new study. This study suggests that you should get an hour of "brisk exercise" every day.

如果你每天在一个传统的办公室工作中坐很多小时，你或许会对这项新的研究感兴趣。这项研究建议你应该每天进行一小时的“快速运动”。

Researchers say this brisk exercise can help office workers reduce their risk of an early death. Many office workers spend a large part of their time seated and physically inactive.

研究人员说，这种轻快的锻炼可以帮助上班族降低早死的风险。许多上班族大部分时间都坐着不动。

A lack of physical activity is linked to some 5.3 million deaths worldwide each year. The researchers say that makes a sedentary lifestyle more deadly than smoking.

缺乏体力活动每年导致全世界约530万人死亡。研究人员说，这使得久坐的生活方式比吸烟更致命。

The new report said that a sedentary lifestyle can cause many diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and even some cancers. These diseases cost the world economy $67.5 billion every year.

新的报告说，久坐的生活方式会导致很多疾病，包括心脏病、糖尿病甚至一些癌症。这些疾病每年给世界经济造成675亿美元的损失。

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests adults get 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise every week. In addition, CDC officials advise adults to get an additional two hours of muscle strengthening per week. 

美国疾病控制和预防中心建议成年人每周进行150分钟的适度有氧运动。

此外，疾控中心官员建议成年人每周多锻炼两小时肌肉。