Reader’s Digest
● Laughter
A ship is sailing the seas when the call
comes from the crow’s nest, “Enemy ship on the horizon!” The captain hollers to
his men, “Prepare for war!” He says to his deckhand,” Bring me my red shirt!”
The deckhand asks why. “So that if I get injured my men won’t see my blood and
will keep on fighting,” replies the hardy captain.
The men stand their ground and finally win
out. They tend the wounded and carry on sailing. Sometime later, another cry
comes from the crow’s nest, “TEN enemy ships on the horizon!” “Prepare for
battle!” the captain hollers to his men, then says to his deckhand, “Bring me
my brown pants!” (RD2012, May, p.65)
笑 譚
一艘船在海上航行時，桅頂瞭望台突然傳來一聲呼叫：「海平線上有敵船！」船長立即吆喝他的船員們：「準備戰鬥！」並且吩咐隨從：「快把我的紅色上衣拿來！」隨從問他要紅色上衣幹什麼；這位豪氣萬千的船長回答說：「萬一我受傷了，弟兄們才不會看到我流血，而繼續戰鬥下去。」果然船員們堅守崗位，贏得勝利。大夥一面照顧傷者，一面繼續航行。不久，桅頂瞭望台又傳來一聲呼叫：「海平線上有十艘敵船！」船長照樣吆喝他的船員們：「準備戰鬥！」並且吩咐隨從：「快把我的褐色褲子拿來！」 (RD2012, 5月號, 65頁)
● Belly Buster
Visceral fat, the kind that is packed deep
within the abdomen, is the most damaging to our health and has been linked with
increased risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Researchers keen to determine the best way
to lose it have found that you’re better off taking up jogging, cycling,
swimming or walking than lifting weights.
Resistance training builds muscle strength,
but doesn’t shift visceral fat. Sedentary people want to know the best way to
spend their limited exercise time, and if they want to lose fat, aerobic
training is best.
There is no easy way to know how much
visceral fat you have, but one good measure is belly size. Men tend to carry
more visceral fat than women, but after menopause, women begin to put it on. (RD2012, May, p.14)
消除腹部肥油
內臟脂肪是深藏在腹部深處的一種油脂，對我們的健康非常不利，已經証實它跟心臟病和糖尿病有關聯。專門找出去除內臟脂肪的最好方法的研究人員已經發現，慢跑、騎車、游泳、或健行，效果都比舉重來得好。
舉重訓練固然會增加肌肉強度，但對消除內臟脂肪毫無幫助。不喜歡運動的人都只想知道如何混過有限的運動時間；如果他們真想減肥，有氧訓練是最佳選擇。
要知道你究竟有多少內臟脂肪並不容易；但最好的一項指標就是你的腰圍。一般而言，男人比女人蓄積較多內臟脂肪；但女人在停經之後，會迎頭趕上。 (RD2012, 5月號, 14頁)
