园艺工作对健康的4个惊人好处

It's probably no surprise that gardening, and all the physical activity that goes along with it, leads to weight loss and better overall physical health. But that physical activity can improve your bones as well. In a study of 3,310 older women, researchers from the University of Arkansas found that women involved in yard work and other types of gardening exercises had lower rates of osteoporosis than joggers, swimmers, and women who did aerobics.
或许毫不惊奇，园艺工作加上所有的身体活动，可以减肥和使全身更加健康。不过那种体力活动还可以增强你的骨质。阿肯色大学的研究人员进行了一项包括3310名老年妇女的研究发现，从事园艺工作和其他园艺活动的女性比慢跑者，游泳者和做健美操的女性患骨质疏松的几率更低。

That likely has to do with the fact that gardening is sort of like weight training, the study authors note; you have to pull weeds, dig holes, carry heavy loads of soil and compost, and do other forms of weight-bearing activities that ward off osteoporosis.
研究人员指出，这很可能是由于与此相关的事实——园艺工作有点像举重训练；你必须播种，挖洞，搬重量的土和堆肥，还有其他形式的负重运动可以预防骨质疏松。