Working long hours every week could be bad for your health.
每週工作時間過長可能對身體有害。
Full and part-time employees in the US work an average of 40-hours a week, according to 2017 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
美國勞工統計局的2017年數據顯示，美國全職和兼職僱員平均每週工作40小時。
Working more than that has been linked to negative changes to your health, while working fewer hours each week could help make you healthier, according to research from NYU Langone Health.
紐約大學蘭貢醫療中心的研究顯示，每週工作時長多於40小時，就會對身體健康造成負面影響，反之，每週工作時間少於40小時則有助於使人更健康。
Four ways a shorter workweek could help improve your health:
減少每週的工作時間可以從四個方面幫助改善健康：
1.Less stress
1.壓力更小
A study published in the Journal Psychological Medicine in 2011 found that working more than 55-hours per week was associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression among people ages 44 to 66 who were employed full-time. Those who worked less had a lower risk of those symptoms.
2011年《心理醫學雜誌》上發表的一項研究發現，44歲至66歲全職工作人員有焦慮和抑鬱症狀與每週工作超過55小時有關。工作時長較短的人出現這些症狀的風險更低。
2.Sleep more
2.睡眠更充足
A lack of sleep may lead to poor performance, memory and difficulty processing information. Getting the right amount of sleep can improve your health.
缺覺可能導致人表現不佳、記憶力下降、信息處理能力不足。獲取適當的睡眠可以改善人的健康。
3.Improve your heart health
3.改善心臟健康
Working less could lower the risk of coronary heart disease among adults.
減少工作時長可以降低成年人罹患冠心病的風險。
4.Spend more time with loved ones
4.花更多時間與愛的人在一起
They can help combat loneliness and encourage a person to engage in leisure activities and exercise.
所愛之人可以幫人對抗孤獨感，還可以鼓勵人參與休閒活動和鍛鍊。
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