FEW THINGS are as unambiguously(明确地，毫不含糊地) good for you as exercise. Besides making you fitter and stronger, it cuts your risk of(降低……的风险) heart disease, strokes, diabetes, many types of cancer and more.
很少有东西像运动一样对你明确有益。除了让你更健康更强壮，它还能降低患心脏病、中风、糖尿病、多种癌症等疾病的风险。
But how much of the cure-all(万能药，灵丹妙药) do you really need? The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, such as easy jogging or cycling, and two sessions a week of strength training. Many still fall short(达不到，不足). In America, for instance, less than half of adults meet the minimum recommendations for just cardiovascular(心血管的) exercise alone.
但你真的需要多少这种万能药呢？世界卫生组织建议每周至少150分钟中等强度活动（如慢跑或骑行），以及每周两次力量训练。很多人仍然无法达标。例如在美国，仅针对心血管运动，就有不到一半的成年人达到最低推荐量。
Those who hate pounding the pavements(在路面上跑步) need not despair(绝望，失去希望), though. Even a little exercise is better than none. And a growing pile of evidence suggests that might be true even with very small amounts of exercise indeed: potentially just a few minutes a day.(而且越来越多的证据表明，即使极少量运动（可能每天只有几分钟）也可能见效。)
不过，讨厌在马路上跑步的人不必绝望。即使做一点点运动也比不做好。而且越来越多的证据表明，即使是非常少量的运动——可能每天只有几分钟——也可能如此。