沙發土豆5大荒謬的懶惰藉口

Five Ridiculous Reasons Why You’re a Couch Potato
沙發土豆懶人族的5大荒謬藉口

I’m pretty good at making excuses – and I expect you are too. It’s all too easy to come up with a reason not to do something if we’re feeling a bit tired or lazy.
我很擅長找藉口——我猜你一定也是這樣。當我們感覺有些懶惰或疲憊的時候，找個由頭不去做什麼事真是再簡單不過了。

Now, we all know that we should be exercising. We’ve heard all the benefits – lifelong health, weight loss, more energy, fewer illnesses – but we’re great at finding ridiculous reasons not to get moving. Do you recognize any of the below ones?
比如說，你我都知道我們需要鍛鍊身體。我們都清楚鍛鍊的好處——延長壽命，減輕體重，使身體更有活力，少得疾病——可我們總能找到賴在沙發上不去行動的理由。下面就來對號入座吧。

1. “I Don’t Have Time”
我沒時間

I’ll bet you’ve said this before – I know I have! It’s so easy to think I don’t have time to exercise. But is that really true?
我敢打賭，你肯定這麼說過——反正我是這麼說過！我沒有時間鍛鍊，這個藉口太容易想到了。但你真的沒有時間嗎？

Sure, you might not have three hours to go to the gym every day. I don’t either. But you do have twenty minutes to go for a brisk walk in your lunch hour. You can squeeze in some sit ups during the ad breaks on TV in the evenings.
或許你不能每天抽出3小時去健身房。我也做不到。但你肯定能在午休時間抽出20分鐘快走一圈。晚上看電視的時候，你也可以利用廣告時間做做仰臥起坐。

The truth is, we all have enough time to do enough exercise to stay healthy.
事實就是，我們所有人都有足夠的時間去做足夠的運動，保證身體健康。

2. “I Hate Exercise”
我討厭運動

When I was a teen, I was convinced that I hated exercise. I was overweight and pretty uncoordinated. I dreaded gym class at school because I got bullied by my classmates.
在我十幾歲時，我認爲自己討厭運動。那時候我身材肥胖又不協調。我害怕在學校上體育課，因爲同學總是欺負我。

Maybe you’ve had similar experiences – and maybe you associate exercise with being unhappy and uncomfortable.
也許你也有過類似的經歷——這讓你一想到運動，就聯想起那些令你沮喪難過的經歷。

It really doesn’t have to be that way. There are hundreds of different types of exercise: you certainly don’t have to jog around a school field or fail to climb up a rope. How about:
這真的沒有必要。可供選擇的運動類型有數百種之多：你不一定非要去學校操場慢跑或練習你不擅長的爬繩。何不試試以下建議：

Housework – you can burn calories by vacuuming, cleaning, even ironing.
家務——吸塵，清洗，甚至熨燙衣服，都是燃燒熱量的好方法。

Walking – a leisurely walk in the countryside can be very relaxing.
散步——悠閒的鄉間散步能夠放鬆身心。

Swimming – if you hate getting sweaty, then exercising in a pool is great.
游泳——如果你不喜歡滿身大汗的感覺，可以在泳池裏享受運動樂趣！

Fun! I’ve surprised myself by enjoying activities like trampolining and fencing.
真有趣！我現在很喜歡蹦牀和擊劍這樣的運動，這讓我自己都感到驚訝。

You’ll probably find that there are certain sorts of exercise that you hate. But saying “I hate exercise” is just as silly and childish as saying “I hate vegetables.”
你可能會討厭某些運動項目，但“我討厭運動”的說法，就跟小孩子說“我討厭蔬菜”一樣，是愚蠢又幼稚的。

3. “I’m Too Tired”
我太累了

When you get home from work, you probably feel like slumping on the sofa. You certainly don’t feel motivated to go jogging or to do an exercise DVD. You might even worry that if you do, you’ll be even more exhausted.
結束一天的工作回到家裏，你只想一屁股坐在沙發上，哪裏還有什麼動力去跑步，或者跟着視頻做運動。你可能還會擔心鍛鍊會讓你的身體更加疲憊。

Tiredness can actually be caused by insufficient exercise. If you get up and move, you’ll probably find your energy returning. Often, saying “I’m too tired” really means “I’m too lazy” – but once you get started, it’ll get much easier.
其實，缺乏運動也會引起疲倦的感覺。起身鍛鍊後，你可能發現身體又充滿了活力。通常情況下，“我太累了”這樣的說法就等同於“我太懶了”——只要你戰勝惰性開始運動，後面就變得容易多了。

If you really struggle to exercise in the evenings, how about fitting in a short workout in the morning, or during your lunch hour? If your workplace is within walking or cycling distance of your home, you could even have an active commute to and from work – a great way to de-stress at the end of the day.
如果你不想在晚上鍛鍊，也可以考慮把運動時間安排在早上，或者午餐時間。如果你工作的地方離家不遠，你可以考慮走路或騎車上下班——這不失爲一個紓解壓力的好辦法。

4. “I’m Too Fat”
我太胖了

I do have some sympathy with this excuse. I know how shy I felt when I was overweight, and how much I hated exercising in public.
對於這個藉口，我充滿同情。我也曾經是個胖子，爲自己的體重感到難爲情，不願在公共場所鍛鍊身體。

Whether you’re just a few pounds overweight or seriously obese, the thought of exercise can be terrifying. If you’re very out of shape, you might struggle to walk for more than a few minutes.
不論你只超重幾磅還是過度肥胖，一想到運動你就頭疼。如果你的體重嚴重超標，多走幾分鐘都會讓你氣喘吁吁。

Exercise doesn’t need to be strenuous in order to be beneficial. If you can only walk round the block, do that – each week, you’ll find yourself able to do a little bit more.
鍛鍊身體也不一定要很吃力纔能有成效。如果你只能在街區散散步，沒問題，堅持下去——每週你都會發現自己又進步了一點。

If you hate the idea of anyone seeing you exercise, then don’t force yourself to go to a gym or jog outside. Look for some cheap equipment that you can use at home – like hand weights, a jump rope or DVDs.
如果你不喜歡在大庭廣衆之下鍛鍊，也不必強迫自己去健身房或到戶外跑步。你可以在家裏嘗試使用一些便宜的運動器材——比如啞鈴，跳繩或是跟着視頻做運動。

5. “I Don’t Wanna!”
我不想運動！

I think this is what all the other excuses add up to: what we’re really saying is “I don’t want to exercise!”
所有的藉口都加起來歸根結底就一句話：“我不想運動！”

You might think that’s true. I know that I have days when I feel like the last thing I want to do is get on my elliptical trainer. But every single time, once I get past the first few minutes, I find myself enjoying it. And I’ve heard lots of other reluctant exercisers say the same.
你感覺這纔是你真實的想法。過去我也曾這麼想，遲遲不願在橢圓機（小編注：常見的心肺適能運動訓練健身工具）上開始訓練。可每次鍛鍊時，只要度過開頭幾分鐘，我就會發現自己非常享受運動的過程。許多人有類似的體會。

Of course it’s easier to stay on the sofa. But once you get up, put on your workout gear and get moving, you’ll be glad that you did.
當然，賴在沙發上要容易得多。可是，只要你起身換上運動裝鍛鍊起來，你會爲自己的選擇感到高興的。