讨厌腰中赘肉? 做家务能练出纤纤细腰_BEC初级作文

讨厌腰中赘肉? 做家务能练出纤纤细腰

在这个过程中，她们在家里消耗的热量下降了很多。研究者们计算，2010年美国家庭主妇每天消耗的热量比1965年减少了360大卡左右，对职业女性来说，这个数字约为132大卡。

“Those are large reductions in energy expenditure, ” Dr. Archer said, and would result, over the years, in significant weight gain without reductions in caloric intake.

阿彻博士指出：“这在能量消耗方面是一个巨大退步。”如果不减少热量摄入，长此以往体重就会明显上升。

This does not mean, he said, that women — or men — should be doing more housework. For one thing, the effort involved is such activities today is less than it once was. Using modern, gliding vacuum cleaners is less taxing than struggling with the clunky, heavy machines once available, and thank goodness for that.

他说这并不意味着女性或男性应该分担更多家务。首先，现在做家务已不像从前那样耗费体力。谢天谢地，如今的吸尘器轻巧灵活，不像以前那样笨拙沉重，使用起来也不再那么费力。

Nor is more time spent helping around the house a guarantee of more activity, over all. A telling 2017 study of television viewing habits found that when men increased the number of hours they spent on housework, they also greatly increased the hours they spent sitting in front of the TV, presumably because it was there and beckoning.