Came across this interesting news.碰到这个有趣的消息。 The mayor of an Italian town is paying his residents to lose weight.市长的一个意大利小镇的居民正在减肥。 Man will get 50 euros for losing 9 pounds (4 kg) in a month and woman will be paid the same amount for losing 7 pounds (3 kg).终于可以得到50欧元,失去九磅( 4公斤) ,并在一个月内将支付女人同样数额的亏损七英镑( 3公斤) 。 If the weight does not increase for 5 months, each will get another 200 euros.如果体重不增加为5个月,每个将获得200欧元。 Mayor Gianluca Buonanno is taking his initiative to encourage the residents to take care of their health after the recent survey shows that 35 percent of Italians are overweight or obese.市长詹卢卡Buonanno正在他的倡议,以鼓励居民以照顾他们的健康在最近的调查显示,百分之三十五的意大利人超重或肥胖。 Source来源 . 。
So, do you want your mayor to do the same too?所以,你想你的市长也这样做吗? Before that, let's look at this news from different perspectives:在此之前,让我们来看看这条消息从不同的角度:
- Some may argue that using money as motivation may not make sense because the city or the country does not owe obese people anything to lose weight. The motivation to lose weight should come from their own.动机减肥应该来自自己。
- How about those who are already fit, shouldn't they be rewarded too?如何对这些谁已经合适,他们不应该得到奖励吗?
- The duration of 5 months actually is long enough for one to build the habit in maintaining healthy lifestyle with diet control and exercise plan.期限5个月,实际上是一个足够长的时间建立的习惯保持健康的生活方式与饮食控制和运动计划。 Many may have started it because of money.许多人可能已经开始,是因为钱。 However, I believe that some will eventually reap the benefits of losing weight – strong, fit, better self esteem and more energized.但是,我认为,一些最终将受益于减肥-强烈,适合,更好更多的自尊和活力。
- Instead of giving hard cash, government may think out of the box to give tax rebates for purchase of fitness equipments, including gym membership.而不是给现金,政府可能会认为开箱给予退税购买健身器材,包括健身房会员资格。 Malaysian Government has just introduced similar policy in the year 2008 Budget announcement.马来西亚政府刚刚推出了类似的政策在2008年财政预算案宣布。
Many have probably get immune to the community advertisement that talks about许多人可能获得的社会免疫广告谈 lowering cholesterol levels 降低胆固醇水平 , exercising more or eating less sugar.行使更多或少吃糖。 Now, with the financial rewards, it instantly get people notice and participate in the program, but the initiatives should always come from the people themselves.现在,随着经济奖励,这让人们立刻通知,并参与该计划,但采取的主动行动应始终来自人民自己。 Otherwise, the smokers may demand for “pay me to quit smoking” request too.否则,吸烟可能会要求“给我戒烟”的要求太多。 No matter what, this creative program has created the buzz and it has achieved one of its objectives in creating the awareness of the risks of obesity.不管如何,这个创造性的计划创造了口碑,并已取得其目标之一,创造了风险的认识肥胖。 Paying people to lose weight is much better than what Mississippi planned to do once –支付人减肥明显优于什么密西西比计划做一次- stop restaurants from serving food to obese people 一站式服务的餐馆从食物肥胖的人 . 。 How sad.如何难过。
What do you think?你觉得呢?
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John Rice 约翰赖斯 // / / Oct 11, 2007 at 10:10 AM 二〇 〇七年十月一十一号在上午10时10分
It sounds crazy initially but really a great attempt to promote good health.这听起来疯狂,但最初真正的伟大的尝试,以促进身体健康。
Leona 利昂娜 // / / Apr 24, 2008 at 1:10 PM 2008年4月24日在下午1时10分
I wish I can get paid to lose weight, it's all gain no lose on both sides, people are healthier equals better productivity, u look great and have better life why not, some more get paid, great motivation to get down to it.我希望我能支付减肥,这一切都没有失去获得双方人民的健康等于更好的生产力, ü很大,并期待更美好的生活,为什么没有,有些更获得付款,伟大的动机开始进行它。
trey // 赈灾 / / Sep 23, 2008 at 9:10 AM 9月23日, 2008年在上午09时10
i know this is old post, but i just wanted to comment that this move only serves half the spectrum.我知道这是旧的文章,但我只是想发表评论,此举只会一半的频谱。
it provides a motivation for overweight people to lose weight, in order to be in the “normal” range.它提供了一个动机,超重的人减肥,以便在“正常”的范围。 but it doesnt work for underweight people, who needs motivation to eat healthy and gain weight to shoot up into the “normal” range.但它doesn't工作不足的人,谁需要动机吃健康,体重增加到拍摄到“正常”的范围。
anyways, commendable effort by the mayor.反正,值得称道的努力由市长。 But being healthy should be more than just gaining/losing weight.但健康应该不仅仅是获得/减重。