If you're new to exercise or aren't interested in the gym, you can also boost your fitness by increasing the intensity of activities that are already part of your daily life. Experts call this VILPA:

vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity. For instance, you might walk a bit faster to run an errand, or climb a flight of stairs fast enough to get your heart rate up, said Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels, an exercise researcher at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

如果你是健身新手，或是压根不爱去健身房，也可以通过加大日常固有活动的强度来提升身体素质。专家把这类活动命名为 VILPA，即高强度间歇性生活化体力活动。荷兰拉德堡德大学医学中心运动研究员泰斯・M・H・艾瑟沃赫尔斯介绍，比如日常出门办事时稍微加快脚步，或是快速爬一层楼梯，让心率明显提升即可。

intermittent

adj. /ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/

stopping and starting again at regular or irregular intervals; not continuous or constant 间歇性的；断断续续的；时有时无的；阵发性的

Etymology 词源

源自拉丁语 intermittere，由词根 inter-（在中间）+ mittere（中止、放下） 组成，本义为 “中途停顿、间隔中断”；后进入英语，引申形容事物时断时续、间隔性出现，多用于天气、病症、供电、作息等场景。

Collocations & Examples

固定搭配&例句

① intermittent fasting

间歇性断食

Many young people stick to intermittent fasting to manage their weight.

很多年轻人坚持间歇性断食来控制体重。

② intermittent rain

间断小雨；间歇性降雨

We have intermittent rain these days, so it's always humid.

这几天断断续续下雨，空气一直很潮湿。

③ intermittent symptoms

间歇性症状

He has intermittent headaches that come and go without warning.

他会莫名出现间歇性头痛，时好时坏。

④ intermittent power failures

间歇性停电

The old neighborhood often suffers intermittent power failures in hot summer.

老小区盛夏经常出现间歇性停电。