研究發現 騎車上下班能達到健身同樣的效果

Cycling to work is just as effective for losing weight as exercising at the gym, new research has found.

最新研究發現，在減肥這件事上，騎自行車上班和去健身房鍛鍊一樣有效。

A study of 130 overweight people discovered those who commuted daily by bike for six months shed virtually as many pounds as those who embarked on a weight-loss fitness programme.

一項針對130名超重者的研究發現，連續6個月每天騎自行車通勤的人，與參加減肥健身計劃的人減掉的體重幾乎一樣多。

Those who exercised in their leisure time lost 9.9lbs (4.5kg) over the study period while those who cycled lost 9.2lbs (4.2kg)

研究期間，那些在閒暇時間鍛鍊的人減掉了9.9磅（4.5公斤），而騎車的人減掉了9.2磅（4.2公斤）。

"This is good news to the many overweight people who may not have the time or inclination to join a fitness centre, because they also have to pick up their children and cook dinner after work," said Professor Bente Stallknecht, of the University of Copenhagen.

哥本哈根大學教授本特·斯托克奈特表示：“這對許多可能沒有時間或意願去健身房的超重者來說是個好消息，因爲他們下班後還要接孩子、做晚飯。”

"Our results show that it is possible to combine transport to and from work with effective physical exercise."

“我們的研究結果表明，把上下班通勤和有效的身體鍛鍊結合起來是有可能的。”

The participants, who were aged between 20-45 years old, lived in Greater Copenhagen and had a BMI of 25-35 kg/m2, making them officially overweight.

這項研究的參與者年齡在20至45歲之間，居住在大哥本哈根地區，身體質量指數（BMI）在25至35之間，這使他們成爲正式超重人羣。

The participants were divided into four groups of which one had to ride the bike to and from work, for an average of eight miles each day. Two other groups had to do physical exercise five times a week for either 55 minutes or 35 minutes.

這些參與者被分爲四組，其中一組必須騎自行車上下班，平均每天騎行約8英里。另外兩組分別進行每週五次、每次時長爲55分鐘或35分鐘的身體鍛鍊。

The last group made no lifestyle change. After six months all groups, except for the control group, had less fat mass, with the only significant differences of weight loss in the lower intensity exercise group, who only lost 5.7lbs (2.6kg).

最後一組的生活方式照常。6個月之後，除對照組外，所有組員的脂肪量都有所下降，唯一的顯著區別在於鍛鍊強度較低一組的組員只減掉了5.7磅（2.6公斤）。

"Riding the bike to and from work is at least as effective a means for reducing fat mass as exercising during your leisure time," said doctoral student Jonas Salling Quist from the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

哥本哈根大學生物醫學系博士生喬納斯·薩靈·奎斯特說：“騎車上下班至少是一種與在閒暇時間鍛鍊身體同樣有效的降低脂肪量的手段。”