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Social interaction could be key to kick-starting a fitness regime, US research suggests.
美国一项研究表明，社交活动对于快速启动你的健身计划十分关键。
After analyzing data, including data from the US Military Academy, scientists at Kean University recommended social activities that boosted interactions between less- and more-active people.
在分析了包括美国军事学院（西点军校）在内的多个机构的数据后，肯恩大学的科学家指出，社交活动可以增进不爱运动和比较喜爱运动的人之间的互动。
When the less active interacted with those who exercised regularly, they felt encouraged, the researchers found.
研究人员发现，当不爱运动的人与经常锻炼的人互动时，他们会感到鼓舞。
But those who were less social ended up exercising less.
但那些社交活动较少的人，最终锻炼得更少。
Regular exercise has already been cited as something that improves mental health significantly, with many finding group activities helpful.
定期锻炼已经被认为是一种能显著改善心理健康的方法，而且很多人都认为集体活动是有帮助的。
There are many ways to combine socializing and exercising, for example, one can walk with friends, play five-a-side and take a fitness class.
有很多方式都能将社交和锻炼相结合，比如和朋友一起散步、踢五人制足球、参加健身课程。
Exercising with a friend requires commitment and accountability, Andre Bates, of Barry's Bootcamp, which holds group exercise classes across the UK, says.
“和朋友一起锻炼需要决心和责任心”，来自Barry's Bootcamp健身房的安德烈·贝茨如是说。该健身房在英国各地开办了集体健身课程。
"It's very easy not to go and exercise when you're relying on yourself -- but with a friend, you can use each other for motivation to make sure you stick at what you set out to do," he says.
他说：“如果你是独自健身，就很容易不去锻炼；但是和朋友一起的话，你们可以彼此互为动力，确保坚持你开始做的事情。”
Kai Hunter, 25, who lives in Cardiff, started exercising regularly six months ago -- after finding motivation from his group of friends.
25岁的凯·亨特住在卡迪夫，6个月前，他从一群朋友那里获得了锻炼的动力，之后就开始定期锻炼。
"Because I work from home, I didn't really get out much -- so I started to put on weight and wanted to do something about it as it was affecting my confidence quite a lot," he told the media.
他在接受媒体采访时表示：“因为我在家办公，很少出门，于是就变胖了，对此我想做点什么，因为这严重影响了我的自信。”
Kai also gained a lot of motivation by sharing his progress with friends in a group chat.
此外，凯还通过和朋友在群聊里分享自己的进步，从而获得了很多动力。
