運動的老人多活5年Elderly people who exercise live five years longer

研究人員說，老年規律運動對平均餘命影響之大，效果等同戒菸。在挪威分析5700名老人，顯示每週做3小時運動者，比久坐者多活約5年。

In the study - conducted by Oslo University Hospital - found both light and vigorous exercise extended life expectancy.

由奧斯陸大學醫院進行的研究發現，輕量與劇烈運動都可以增加平均餘命。

The trial tracking 68 to 77 year olds found that doing less than an hour a week of light exercise had no impact. But overall those putting in the equivalent of six, 30-minute sessions of any intensity, were 40% less likely to have died during the 11-year study.

研究追蹤68至77歲的樣本後發現，每週輕量運動不到1小時者沒有影響，但整體而言，不論做何種強度的運動6小時30分者，在這份11年的研究中，死亡率低40%。

The report said: "Even when men were 73 years of age on average at start of follow-up, active persons had five years longer expected lifetime than the sedentary." It added that physical activity was as "beneficial as smoking cessation" at reducing deaths.

這份報告說：「即便是追蹤開始時男性平均73歲，活躍的人還是比久坐者多活5年。」報告還說，身體活動對減少死亡而言，「和戒菸一樣好」。

新聞辭典

sedentary：形容詞，久坐的，缺乏運動的。例句：My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary.（醫生說我應該開始做運動，因為我的生活方式太缺乏運動。）

vigorous：形容詞，充滿活力的，激烈的。例句：There has been vigorous opposition to the proposals for a new road.（修建一條新路的提議，遭到強烈的反對。）

cessation：名詞，停止，中止。例句：Religious leaders have called for a total cessation of the bombing campaign.（宗教領袖都呼籲徹底停止這次轟炸行動。）