運動，讓我遇見更好的自己

運動有益身心健康，并且漸漸成為一種時尚，但并非人人都從小就和運動結為了好朋友。現在開始運動還來得及嗎？運動又是如何改變一個人的生活的？

小歐

女，20歲，成都，學生

上大學后，我的運動細胞“覺醒”了

我以前很排斥體育課。所謂體育課，無非就是先集體跑步十分鐘熱身，再自由活動——通常男生會去打籃球，女生則聚在操場一角聊天。以前，家長們也更喜歡不怎么愛運動的孩子，在他們眼里，那是乖巧聽話的表現。所以身為女生，蹦蹦跳跳對我來說有一種羞恥感。直到在大學的體育課上，我發現自己的耐力居然還不錯，并愛上了長跑和游泳，感覺自己身體里的運動細胞突然就“覺醒”了。因為常運動，我還變得更加自信、挺拔了。雖然偶爾還是會為小時候的自己感到一絲惋惜，但更慶幸現在的自己愛上了運動。現在很多家長也越來越重視運動和健康了，我認為這是非常大的進步。每個孩子都需要奔跑、跳躍，希望大家都能在這個過程中探索自己的身體潛能，更好地認識自己。

小柴

男，27歲，杭州，互聯網運營

騎著車穿梭于城市街道，仿佛在看電影

我進行運動其實是為了減肥，但是在一個受限制的空間里，做一些重復的動作，對我來說很難熬，健身房那些正兒八經的運動也不太能激起我的興趣。相比之下，戶外活動有趣多了。比起對專業性的要求，我更重視堅持，希望將運動變成生活的一部分，就像吃飯、睡覺一樣自然。

我現在常做的運動是騎車和戶外晨跑。騎著車，在城市里漫無目的地穿梭，觀察街道、小店，周圍景象快速變換，很有意思，像在看電影。跑步時，迎著風，流的汗很快被吹干，心中不自覺會生出愉悅感，而且我還可以放任思緒，思考很多東西。即便當天很煩悶，心情也會隨著運動變得輕快。

Natalia

32-year-old， live in Singapore

part-time worker

hold my job. I’ve struggled with depression in the pastfew years but was lucky to have a part time job thatwasn’t demanding. A few months ago， I got a new jobthat pays much better but requires a huge amount ofwork. Also， I’ve been off antidepressants for a yearand currently have no access to psychotherapy. Butabout eight months ago， I started bike riding threetimes a week and it has helped me keep my spirits andstamina up a lot！ Plus， I don’t get winded going upstairs anymore. There’s been a couple of times that theworkload has been so heavy that I neglected my bikerides for a couple of weeks——whenever I did have thetime I just wanted to relax instead. And I’ve noticedthat towards the end of these periods my depressivesymptoms are comingback， I’m less happy andless hopeful about work.When this spurs me to maketime for biking again， the symptomssoon go away！

我一直在和抑郁癥作斗爭。大約8個月前，我開始每周騎3次自行車，這讓我得以保持精神和耐力。但有幾次，我因為工作而好幾周都沒騎車，結果抑郁癥狀開始反復，工作時情緒不高，對生活也不那么滿懷希望了。這促使我騰出時間來騎自行車。好在一旦重新開始運動，那些不良癥狀很快就又消失了。

Jason

24-year-old， live in Australiawhite collar

I have three online jobs and I get very stressedout. Being able to go to the gym for an hour during theday allows me to completely forget about everythingand sweat out all my worries. Exercise has given meso much more energy. It has helped me be able to focusbetter on myself and my goals. When I work out， I canzone into my body and mind and I feel more centered. Idon’t feel like falling asleep in days anymore， plus I’vefound that I don’t need to eat much food so long as I’mactive. I exercise in the morning， before any excusescome up as to why I shouldn’t. Now I can run faster andfor longer and I can do pushups. I have more energyto play with my dogs， too. I’ve even found myself moreinspired than ever before！ Because of that change I’vemade in my life I feel like I can do anything else if I putmy mind to. I can take pride in my day and havesomething to look forward to. It shows me thatI can change my habits and grow to beone of the people who I have envied.

我有三份在線工作，壓力很大。所以，白天我會去健身房鍛煉一小時，用汗水洗刷掉所有煩惱。運動讓我能更加專注于自身和目標。為了避免找借口偷懶，我選擇在早上鍛煉。現在，我能跑得更快、更久，還可以做俯臥撐。我甚至發現自己比以前更有創造力了！種種改變讓我相信，只要下定決心，自己可以做成任何事情。運動賦予了我能量和自信。