你是懒人的五个荒谬理由

你是懒人的五个荒谬理由

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.

　　我最善于找借口了，希望你也是。如果我们感到有点疲倦和懒惰的时候，实在是太容易编出一个不去做某件事的理由了。

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?

　　如今，我们都知道我们应该要锻炼。我们都听过那些益处：终生健康、减肥、更有活力、更少生病。但是我们真的很擅长找些不移动的理由。你对下面这些理由似曾相识吗？

#1: “I Don’t Have Time”

1、“我没有时间”

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?

　　我敢打赌你以前说过这句话——我知道我说过！很容易认为我没有时间去锻炼。但那是真的吗？

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.

　　当然是，你可能每天没有三个小时去健身房。我也没有。但是你肯定在午餐时间有二十分钟去快走。晚上电视的广告时间你可以做些仰卧起坐。

The truth is, we all have enough time to do enough exercise to stay healthy.

　　事实是，我们都有足够的时间做足够的运动来保持健康。

#2: “I Hate Exercise”

2、“我讨厌运动”

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.

　　十岁的时候，我确定自己很讨厌运动。我超重，很不协调。因为受同学的欺负，我怕学校上体育课。

Maybe you’ve had similar experiences – and maybe you associate exercise with being unhappy and uncomfortable.

　　可能你有相似的经历，你可能将运动与不快乐和不舒服联系起来。

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:

　　真的没必要那样做。有成千上百种不同类型的运动：你当然不需要围绕学校的操场慢跑，或者无法爬上一根绳索。这样如何：

Housework – you can burn calories by vacuuming, cleaning, even ironing

　　家务活——你可以在清洁、吸尘甚至熨烫的时候燃烧掉卡路里

Walking – a leisurely walk in the countryside can be very relaxing

　　散步——在农村悠闲的走应该很放松

Swimming – if you hate getting sweaty, then exercising in a pool is great

　　游泳——如果你不想出汗，在泳池里锻炼就不错

Fun! I’ve surprised myself by enjoying activities like trampolining and fencing

　　乐趣！我惊讶自己居然喜欢像蹦床和击剑那样的活动。

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.”

　　你可能发现你讨厌某种类型的运动，但是说“我讨厌运动”就像说“我讨厌蔬菜”那样愚蠢和幼稚了。

#3: “I’m Too Tired”

3、“我很累”

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.

　　你下班回家，你可能可能喜欢栽倒在沙发里。你当然不会积极地去慢跑或者做一个练习DVD。你甚至可能担心，如果你做了，你可能更筋疲力尽。

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.

　　疲劳实际上是运动不足所致。如果你起床然后运动，你可能发现你的能来回来了。通常，说“我很累”意味着“我很懒”——但是一旦你开始了，就会变得容易多了。

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.

　　如果你真的挣扎晚上的锻炼，何不在早上或者午餐时间做些适合的简短的锻炼？如果你工作的地方离你家是能步行或者骑车能到的距离的话，你可以来回上下班的时候活动——一天结束的时候一个极好的减压方式。

#4: “I’m Too Fat”

4、“我很胖”

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.

　　我真的对这个理由深有同感。我知道我超重时我是多么的害羞，同时我也非常讨厌在公共场所锻炼。

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.

　　无论你是稍微有些超重还是过于肥胖，运动的想法都是令人恐惧的。如果你的身体很走形，只走几分钟你也会挣扎难熬。

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.

　　为了有益锻炼不需要费力。如果你能围着街区走，就那样做——每一个星期你会发现自己能做多一点点。

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.

　　如果你讨厌每个人看着你运动，不要强迫自己去健身房或者在外面慢跑。找些可以在家里用的便宜的设备——比如手持式举重、跳绳或者DVD。

#5: “I Don’t Wanna!”

5、“我不想”

I think this is what all the other excuses add up to: what we’re really saying is “I don’t want to exercise!”

　　我认为这是其他所有理由的综合：我们真正说的是“我不想去锻炼！”

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.

　　你可能认为那是对的。我知道有些时候我觉得自己最不想做的事就是走上我的椭圆训练机（一种训练器材，亦称“空中漫步机”——译注）。但是每一次，一旦过了最初几分钟，我发现自己正享受着。同时我听到许多其他的不情愿的锻炼者也同样这样说。

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.

　　当然躺在沙发上更容易，但是一旦你起来了，穿上你的运动服，开始动起来，你就会很开心你做到了。