下次，鍛煉前請來點兒咖啡

　　Coffee before biking? You may have to stop on the side of the road sooner, but new research suggests that caffeine can help you get more bang from your workout buck, because it keeps you from feeling the burn.

　　Competitive cyclists and other athletes often consume caffeine before a competition, presumably because they feel like the buzz helps them push a little bit harder. But a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Medicine suggests that the reason caffeine allows athletes to push themselves farther is because it makes exercise hurt that much less.

　　Researchers had 25 subjects engage in two bouts of high intensity cycling. Before each session, they gave every subject a pill. One time, the pill contained the equivalent of two or three cups of coffee. The other time it was just a placebo. The participants all said they felt less pain in their leg muscles during the caffeine-assisted workout than they did with the sugar pill. And it even worked for subjects who already chug a couple thermoses of joe a day. So, the barista can help your biking. Java can boost your jogging. And, of course, enjoy those lattes before your Pilates.

　　騎自行車鍛煉前喝一些咖啡嗎？你或許一會兒就要在路邊停下來休息，不過新的研究說鍛煉前所喝的咖啡“物超所值”，這是因為這些咖啡中的咖啡因讓你感受不到肌肉的酸痛感。

　　競技類自行車手以及其他運動員經常在比賽前飲用一些咖啡，可能是他們感到咖啡因帶來的興奮能幫助他們在比賽中更加“拼命”。但是發表在4月份的《運動營養以及鍛煉醫學國際期刊》（International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Medicine）上的一項研究說，咖啡因能讓運動員中更進一步“拼命”的原因在于它使鍛煉中的疼痛減少很多。

　　研究者們讓25名實驗參與者參加兩輪高強度的自行車活動。在每此運動前，他們給這些參與者吃一片藥丸。在其中的一次測試中，這種藥丸相當于2杯或者3咖啡。另外一次測試中，這種藥丸僅僅是安慰劑。與運動前僅僅吃安慰劑相比，實驗參與者們都說在有咖啡因幫助的鍛煉中，他們感到腿部肌肉的疼痛要輕一些。對于那些已經飲用了幾杯熱咖啡的參與者來說，這也能起到減輕運動中疼痛的作用。所以，咖啡吧的侍者有助于你的自行車鍛煉（注：實際指所喝的咖啡）。咖啡也能有助于你慢跑。當然了，在你參加普拉提健身之前，好好享受你的“拿鐵”咖啡吧。