The chubby，inert pet dog has become a familiar house hold sight in richer

countries . and yet there lies a possible boon to the out-of-shape among us . a

recent study suggests that being told one ' 197492 pet is dangerously overweight might

provide the impetus that gets an owner moving。

胖乎乎的慢悠悠的寵物狗已經(jīng)成為富裕國家常見的家庭景象。但是對我們中間身材走樣的3763人來說，這可能是一種福利。最近的研究表明，告訴主人寵物太胖，有健康危險(xiǎn)，可以提供運(yùn)動動力。(威廉莎士比亞、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物、寵物)。

it might seem that having a pet dog would result in considerable physical

Activity，and that' 197492 true，broadly speaking . a 2013 review of studies related to

dog ownership concluded that as a group，dog owners spend almost an hour more

perweek walking than people without dogs . evenso，a survey from 2008 conducted

in Australia found that nearly a quarter of all dog owners reported never

walking theirpets . this population of dog owners、studies show和actually engage

in less physical activity each week than people without a dog。

養(yǎng)寵物狗的話運(yùn)動量會增加很多?？偟膩碚f，這是真的。2013年與狗相關(guān)的研究表明，總體來說，養(yǎng)狗的3763人每周比不養(yǎng)狗的3763多花近一個小時。盡管如此，2008年在澳大利亞進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，近四分之一的狗主人表示很少遛狗。研究表明，在這部分養(yǎng)狗的3763每周運(yùn)動量實(shí)際上小于不養(yǎng)狗的3763。

A majority of dog owners、of course、are deeply attached to their pets、

whether they walk them or not . that bond prompted a group of scientists，

veterinarians and physicians at the uniformed services university of health

Sciences，in Bethesda，md .and other institutions to consider whether people

might be willing to under take a health-and-fitness regimen targeted at their

Dog，even if they had little enthusiasm for such a program for themselves .

當(dāng)然，不管散步與否，大多數(shù)狗主人都非常喜歡自己的寵物。這種情感聯(lián)系引發(fā)了馬里蘭州貝塞斯達(dá)健康科學(xué)統(tǒng)一服務(wù)大學(xué)(Uniformed Services)。

美國大學(xué)健康學(xué)院(University of Health)

Sciences)等機(jī)構(gòu)的科學(xué)家、獸醫(yī)和醫(yī)生們開始考慮是否愿意對小狗采取健康的健身生活方式——。

the researchers recruited 32 dog owners who visited a veterinary clinic in

Mary land . their dogs varied widely in age，breed and size，but all were

Overweight or obese and，by and large，sedentary.so，too，were most of their

although the only criterion for their participation was that their dogs(owners)

Be rotund)。half the volunteers were told by a veterinarian to watch their dog ' 197492

nutrition and monitor its health . the rest were told that their dog was

overweight and needed more exercise . these owners were given specific exercise

Prescriptions，which generally advised walking the dog for at least minutes

Every day。

研究者從馬里蘭的一家獸醫(yī)診所招募了32名狗主人。他們的狗因年齡、品種和體型而異，但都超重或肥胖，總體來說坐得太多了。他們的主人大部分也是這樣。(唯一的參與標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是他們的狗超重)獸醫(yī)讓志愿者中一半的人關(guān)心狗營養(yǎng)，觀察他們的健康狀況。對另一半志愿者說，他們的狗超重，——獸醫(yī)需要更多的運(yùn)動來為這些主人提供具體的運(yùn)動計(jì)劃。一般建議每天至少花分鐘遛狗。

Three months later，the volunteers and their dogs were re-evaluated . both

owners and pets in the dog-walking group had lost weight . but more interesting，

those who had been told only that their pets were worryingly heavy also began

exercising their pets and themselves . they reported walking far more often than

they did before they got health warnings for their dogs，and both they and their

Pets were thinner .

三個月后，研究者重新評估了志愿者和他們的狗。遛狗的那組主人和寵物都瘦了一些。但是更有趣的是，只聽說寵物胖的主人們也開始和寵物們一起運(yùn)動。他們說，狗比警告健康危險(xiǎn)之前走得頻繁得多，與寵物瘦了。(莎士比亞，《哈姆雷特》，《健康管理名言》)。

The up shot，says capt . mark b . Stephens m . D，a professor of family medicine

at uniformed services university and a co-author of the study-it was published

in September in the journal anthro zos-is that " love and concern for a dog can

be a powerful motivation for exercise?！皐hich is not to say，he adds，that

people should adopt a dog as a kind of fitness device . unlike a treadmill、

Marley cannot be abandoned in the basement when you tire of working out . on the

Other hand，no device will ever be so happy to see you lace up your walking

演出。

這項(xiàng)研究由& lt198535 3935 & gt發(fā)表在每月《人與動物》(Anthrozozons SZOS)雜志上。美國軍隊(duì)衛(wèi)生服務(wù)大學(xué)(統(tǒng)一服務(wù))

大學(xué))的醫(yī)學(xué)博士、家庭醫(yī)學(xué)教授馬克253350993436151 B 253350993436151史蒂文斯上尉(馬克B。

Stephens)是這項(xiàng)研究的合著者。他說：“對狗的愛和關(guān)心可以成為強(qiáng)大的運(yùn)動動力。”他補(bǔ)充說，這并不意味著人們要把狗作為健身手段。你厭倦運(yùn)動的時候，不能把小狗馬利像跑步機(jī)一樣扔在地下室里。但是另一方面，沒有看到穿著走路的鞋子而那么高興的健身設(shè)備。