Name: 為什麼早上會想伸懶腰呢？ (Why Do We Stretch in the Morning?)
Uploaded: 2023-07-22T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 35 s

What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

你起床後做的第一件事是什麼？

Alright, well, maybe the second thing you do, after you say some nasty stuff to your alarm clock.

好吧，在臭罵完你的鬧鐘是個討厭鬼後，第二件做的事是什麼？

Or— do you, ah yeah, give it a good stretch?

Along with humans, some animals, like your pet cat or dog, also instinctively stretch after they wake up from a long sleep.

跟人類一樣，有些動物，如你的寵物貓或狗也會在長覺醒來後本能地伸展。

Except what those animals are doing isn't called stretching.

不過這些動物做的，其實不叫伸展筋骨。

Pandiculation is the act of stretching while yawning.

伸懶腰是一邊打哈欠一邊伸展的動作。

It's from the Latin word 'pandere', meaning "to stretch."

這個詞源於拉丁文 pandere，也就是「伸展」的意思。

You've likely seen plenty of cats and dogs pandiculate before.

你應該看過許多貓咪和狗狗們伸懶腰。

They arch their back and drop their belly, and lengthen their legs in a sort of full-body yawn.

牠們會拱起背部，腹部向下並伸長前腳，像是做全身性伸展般。

Humans pandiculate, too, often first thing in the morning.

人類也會伸懶腰，通常是起床後做的第一件事。

This instinctive movement is the one where you extend your legs, raise your arms, and tilt your head up, and yawn.

這個本能動作就是伸長腿部、舉起雙手，將頭部向後傾斜，接著打哈欠。

So why do we pandiculate in the morning, and why do we stretch in general?

為什麼我們在早上起床時會伸懶腰呢？又為什麼會想做伸展動作呢？

Well, think of it like this: Your alarm clock wakes you up, but stretching wakes up your sleepy muscles.

這麼想好了：你的鬧鐘叫醒你，伸展則是喚醒你半夢半醒的肌肉。

Stretching is good for your body in all kinds of ways.

伸展運動對你的身體有許多好處。

Your muscles typically feel stiff and tight in the morning from lack of movement.

你的肌肉在整晚睡眠後缺乏活動，早上起床時肌肉會感到僵硬、緊繃。

That's because many people lie in the same position for much of the night.

因為許多人晚上睡覺會維著持同一睡姿。

Stretching loosens and realigns your muscles, letting your brain know:

伸展運動會放鬆並重新調整你的肌肉，通知大腦：

"Hey! It's time to wake up! Time to get things moving again!"

「嗨！該起床了！起來活動活動！」

While you sleep, your muscles relax and your blood flow decreases, slowing your heart rate way down.

睡覺時，你的肌肉處於放鬆狀態，血液流速變慢，這會降低心跳頻率。

In fact, your heart rate is usually at its lowest just before you wake up.

事實上，在你起床前，你的心率持續處於最低速率狀態。

A big stretch increases blood flow to your extremities, improving your circulation.

一個大伸展能加速血液流至四肢，改善循環。

This combination of loose muscles and increased circulation also helps with flexibility, making the morning a good time for you to get your yoga on.

肌肉放鬆與循環改善能增加身體的靈活性，也因此在早上從事瑜伽再好不過了。

The reason you instinctively pandiculate in the morning is basically to reboot your body.

所以在起床時，本能的伸懶腰動作，最主要是為了重新啟動身體功能。

It improves your circulation, and it makes you more flexible.

它改善血液循環，使你更加靈活。

Stretching has also been shown to relieve stress and tension, and so has yawning, meaning pandiculation might pack a double whammy.

也有人證明，伸展動作能釋放壓力及緊張情緒，打哈欠也是，這代表著伸懶腰能一舉兩得。

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謝謝你們，你們的熱情沒有極限。

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