英国研究者说,家务劳动既费时又累人,虽然也算是身体运动,却既无益于健康也无助于减除赘肉。与拖地、除尘和清洁窗户相比,快步走更有利于健康及保持体形,对60到79岁之间的老年妇女来说尤其如此。在对英国2,300多名老年妇女的调查当中,10%的人说自己喜欢快步走,1%每周做超过两个半小时的园艺,而报称担负着繁重家务的人则超过50%。但研究者们说,尽管家务劳动会使身体得到运动,但它似乎不能带来任何健康上的好处。在接受调查的妇女中,那些每周快步走两个半小时或 British researchers said that domestic labor is both time-consuming and tiring. Although it can be regarded as physical exercise, it does neither help health nor reduce cellulite. Fast walking is more beneficial to health and body shape than mopping, dusting and cleaning windows, especially for older women between 60 and 79 years of age. Of the 2,300 elderly women surveyed in the United Kingdom, 10% said they like hurried, 1% do more than two and a half hours of horticulture per week, and more than 50% of those who report heavy housework are reported. But researchers say it does not seem to bring any health benefits, though housework can get the body moving. Among the women surveyed, those brisk two and a half hours a week or more