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1、医学英语经典阅读医学英语经典阅读：忙一点好My first trip to the gym after the war started was an attemptto reduce the stress that was building and overwhelming methrough the week.So, being a big fan of spinning indoor biking I decided totake a seat in the class at my gym.Five minutes into the warm-up, I felt the tension
2、in my headslip away. Surrounded by fellow spin junkies, the talk was lively.I realized physical activity and group exercise contribute toraising your spirits. But you dont have to head to a gym for anintense workout to release stress.Intense exercise may have a cardiovascular benefit but willnot nec
3、essarily enhance your ability to cope with stress, said Dr.Bruce Rabin, medical director of the University of Pittsburghmedical Center Healthy Lifestyle Program. Physical activity, asopposed to exercise, will help a person better respond to stress.When you use the word exercise, people think that th
4、ey have tospend an hour , Rabin said. Thats not the way you need to useyour brain to decrease stress. What one needs to do is utilizebehaviors, which change the way the brain responds to stress.Physical activity actually activates the same areas of the brainas psychological stress.The more times we
5、can activate those areas of the brain byphysical activity, the harder it becomes for a stressor to activatethose areas, Rabin said.If you drive to work or the store, you can build physicalactivity into your day by parking farther away and walking to yourdestination.Dont take a leisure walk really mo
6、ve a couple of times a day.This is what makes it effective to decrease the amount of stressyou feel, Rabin said.Aside from physical activity, consider this advice:Mixmeditation,deepbreathingexercisesandsocialinteraction into your week.Keep a journal or do writing exercises to help you come toterms w
7、ith your concerns. Write continuously about an issue for15 minutes without stopping to read. When you finished, tear upwhat you wrote so no one will see it.Eat a nutritious diet.Turn to a belief system in religion or develop a spiritualnature that allows you to relax and calm yourself.By preventing
8、the elevation of stress hormones, you canmanage stress, Rabin said. Its all a package being spiritual, writingand breathing exercises, as well as physical activity.：小伤不治成大患As the hibernating bear inside of uswakes with the warmtemperatures, many hit the running trails, walking paths andsoftball fiel
9、ds. However, a common problem that newly renewedexercise enthusiasts have is overtraining. This overuse, accordingto physical therapist Melinda Tarquinio, can lead to injury.Sometimes, its the 20-to-40-year-old crowd getting soreshoulders from too much softball and not enough stretching,Tarquinio sa
10、id. But injuries also happen outside the realm ofphysical training. Some people just doing everyday activities suchas cutting their grass, she said. Tarquinio said many patients writeoff their injuries as simple soreness and keep playing or exercising,causing more damage.Ignored injuries can become
11、chronic injuries, and theinflammatory process keeps occurring over and over. If itssomething where you strained a tendon, then it becomestendonitis. Its going to weaken that muscle and take longer toheal, Tarquinio said.Daniel Higgins, a physical therapist, said injuries can cause adomino effect of
12、ailments when not treated. When the body isnot ready for all that kind of stress, it leads up to some kind ofinjury, he said. Its not one big injury. Its a tiny little injury thathappens a hundred times and, then, the tissue becomes irritatedor inflamed. Now, you are at risk for injury in other stru
13、cturesbecause everything is not working together like it should.One way to prevent these injuries is to stay active year-round.Any physical activity should be undertaken gradually and includecardiovascular, flexibility and strength exercises, Tarquinio said.Another key to preventing injuries is thro
14、ugh stretching andincreasingflexibility. Tarquiniorecommends a five-to-ten-minute warm-up, such as walking or biking, followed bystretching the major muscle groups, which include the legmuscles, large back muscles, chest and shoulders. Hold eachstretch at least 30 seconds, performing each stretch tw
15、o or threetimes. After working out, stretch again.However, if you feel that you might have a sports-relatedinjury, seek help from a physician. If its something that does notgo away within five to seven days, I would seek a doctors opinion,Tarquinio said. If you do not feel that your injury is serious enoughto warrant a trip to the doctor, Tarquinio recommends treatingthe injury within the first 72 hours using the RICE method: rest,ice, compression and elevation.
