Feel like a slug? You may have the wrong exercise mind-set.

Many of us worry that we don’t get enough exercise. But the mere belief that we aren’t moving enough can have negative consequences for our health, according to emerging science about how our mind-set affects our bodies. A fascinating new study of mind-sets and exercise, though, shows that learning how much we actually move by tracking our steps could help us start thinking of ourselves as active people, which can pay health dividends, even if we don’t start exercising more.

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slug：鼻涕虫；少量；一小杯；懒人；蛞蝓

exercise：执行；练习；锻炼

mere：仅仅的

But the mere belief that we aren’t moving enough can have negative consequences for our health：仅仅相信自己运动不足，就会对我们的健康产生负面影响（belief that ... can have ...）

emerge：浮现；出现的；初露头角（e- 从离开，向外；merg- 沉，没；沉没的东西出现 => 浮现）

merge：合并（merg- 沉下 + -e => 融为一体 => 合并）

fascinate：令人入迷的；吸引的

divide：分开；分裂

dividend：股红利；红利；收益；被除数

mind-set：观念；心态