VOA慢速英語:你有足夠強悍可以經受得住體能訓練嗎？

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.

美國之音英語教學，這里是健康報道。

In the United States we love to try new ways to exercise. And when an exercise program promises to help us lose weight or get fit, it can become very popular, very quickly. It becomes an exercise trend.

在美國我們喜歡嘗試新的鍛煉方式。當一項運動項目可以幫助我們減肥塑身的話，它就會非常迅速的流行起來。它會變成一種流行趨勢。

One such popular exercise trend is CrossFit. The number of CrossFit centers, or gyms, has doubled every two years. And not just in the United States.

其中一種這樣的運動趨勢就是體能訓練。體能訓練中心或者運動場館的數(shù)量每兩年翻一番，而且并不只是在美國。

What began in a house in California back in the 1970s is now international. There are more than 8,500 CrossFit gyms worldwide. People who practice CrossFit live in South America, across Europe and Asia too.

當初20世紀70年代家庭作坊式的體能訓練現(xiàn)在已經變得國際化了。全世界一共有超過8500家體能訓練館。

But what is CrossFit? CrossFit is a whole body workout. And it is not easy. CrossFit is known as one of the hardest training programs in the exercise world. A good word to describe that is -- hardcore.

但是什么才是體能訓練呢?體能訓練就是整個身體全面的鍛煉。要做到它并不容易。在運動屆體能訓練是公認最難的訓練項目之一。描述這項運動最貼切的一個詞就是---“重口味”

So who are these hardcore Crossfitters? They include the U.S. Marines, professional sports teams, fire departments, and police forces. But it is also popular with office workers.

那這些近乎變態(tài)的體能訓練者們都是誰呢?他們包括美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊員、專業(yè)運動員、消防員們和警力人員。但是辦公室工作人員也比較青睞這項運動。

CrossFit uses weight training and basic movements like running and jumping. The movements are simple but intense.

體能訓練舉重訓練和一些基本運動像跑步和跳躍運動。這些運動簡單但很劇烈。

Kate Garufi is a trainer at District CrossFit in Washington, D.C. She says the main goals are to get stronger and to improve cardio – or the rate the heart performs.

Kate Garufi是華盛頓特區(qū)一家體能訓練館的助理教練。她表示體能訓練的主要目的是變得強壯和提高心肺功能或者心率功能。

“So you can have power lifting movements, you can have Olympic lifting movements, you can have body weight stuff. We can have what we call single modal, running, rowing, swimming, anything can be thrown into a workout with CrossFit.”

因此你可以做力舉運動，你可以做奧運會舉重運動，你可以做體重方面的運動。我們可以做的是通過跑步、劃船、游泳等一切可以訓練全身的體能訓練。

Most CrossFit gyms are filled with men. But women also practice this extreme workout. Samantha Rapoza has been doing Cross Fit for about six weeks with the goals of losing weight and gaining strength.

大多數(shù)體能訓練館里基本上全是男人。但是女人也會做這項極限運動。Samantha Rapoza懷著減肥和健身的目的參加這項運動已經大約6周了。

“I think there are so many things that I didn’t know I could do, and I am already making progress that I didn’t expect to make as quickly as I made it. So I think I am going to have to revise my goals a little bit.”

“我覺得有很多事我不知道自己可以做到，我這么快取得這么大的進步，這是我不敢預想的。因此我覺得我應該稍微改變一下我的目標了。”

Something else is different about CrossFit – people train together in groups. CrossFit members say they begin to feel like a family.

體能訓練與其他項目不同的是人們可以聚在一塊訓練。運動員們表示他們已經感覺像是一個家了。

There is also pressure as a result. Members say they do not want to fail their group.

正因如此運動員們也感覺到巨大的壓力，他們不像扯團隊后腿。

But critics say CrossFit has a high rate of injury. Members can experience muscle damage, especially shoulder injuries.

但是評論家們表示體能訓練很容易受傷。運動員會經歷肌肉拉傷，尤其肩膀容易受到傷害。

CrossFit athletes, however, say that a good trainer can help people work out safely and avoid injuries.

然而，體能訓練運動員們卻表示一個好的訓練者能幫助別人避免運動傷害。

And that’s the Health Report from VOA Learning English.

這就是美國之音英語教學的健康報道。
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