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Bike desks help Mexican students learn while burning calories
墨西哥學校用“自行車課桌”防肥胖
Rows of sleek new school desks equipped with bike pedals are allowing students in Mexico to power through their class work while cranking out some light exercise, burning off calories in a country known for its alarming obesity rates.
在墨西哥，一排排裝有自行車踏板的時髦新式課桌讓學生們在完成課堂作業的同時，還能進行些輕微的運動以燃燒卡路里。
For students at a high school just outside Monterrey, the new bike desks offer benefits beyond exercise.
對于蒙特雷市附近一所高中的學生來說，它給學生帶來的好處不僅僅是能鍛煉身體。
"When we're physically active, it also helps keep us focused," said a 13-year-old student. The school currently features two classrooms fully decked out with the new desks, but the plan is to gradually add them to all 21 classrooms.
一名13歲的學生表示：“當我們身體動起來時，我們也更能集中注意力?！蹦壳?，該校已經有兩間教室裝配了這種新式課桌，學校計劃將這種課桌推廣到全部21間教室。
Sanjuanita Garcia, the school's principal, points to the bike desks' post-pandemic benefits, especially for boys more vulnerable to excessive weight gain.
該校校長桑賈尼塔?加西亞表示，新冠疫情后，這種“自行車課桌”尤其有利于那些容易發胖的男生控制體重。
Mexico has a high obesity rate, with more than a third of its population dangerously overweight and more than 75% at a greater weight than is considered healthy.
墨西哥的肥胖率很高，超過三分之一的人口超重，超過75%的人體重超過健康標準，兒童的體重也在不斷上升。
And as children age, many pack on the pounds. A recent national study showed about 8% of children under 5 were overweight or obese, which rises to almost 19% for kids 5-11 years old.
最近的一項全國性研究顯示，墨西哥約8%的5歲以下兒童超重，5至11歲兒童的肥胖率更是幾乎達到19%。
Large amounts of excess body weight during early years poses numerous dangers to children’s health, including increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, bone and joint problems, and asthma.
童年時期超重，會對兒童健康造成諸多危害，包括增加患糖尿病、高血壓、骨骼和關節問題以及哮喘的風險。
Most children do not outgrow weight problems acquired in early life, and obesity in adulthood is known to contribute to strokes, heart disease, and dementia.
大多數兒童在成長過程中都無法擺脫在早年產生的體重問題，而成年后肥胖會導致中風、心臟病和失智癥等疾病
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