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第50章 Healthy Living 健康生活(2)

Outdoor exercise could even increase life expectancy。

户外运动甚至能够增加人的寿命。

We believe that there should be a large potential benefit to individuals, society and to the costs of the health service if all groups of people were to self-medicate more with green exercise。

我们相信,如果社会各个阶层的人们使用“绿色运动”来进行自我治疗的话,将会给个人、社会以及健康医疗服务的成本带来巨大潜在的好处。

Outdoors offers another level to focus on—the smell of nature, such as the ocean, pine, grass。

户外运动提供了另一个层面使得我们去关注——自然的味道,如海洋,松树林,草地。

When you start to smell the outdoors, it’s as if nature wants us to be present and breathe deeply。

当你在室外使用嗅觉的时候,就好像自然要我们处在其中并深深呼吸。

The open space really expands everyone, and there’s an instantaneous freedom you just can’t replicate indoors。

扩大开放的空间也扩展了每个人,这里的一瞬间的自由是在室内无法复制的。

When you perform yoga and meditation on the outdoors, it opens up various sensations in your internal self and unfold them。

当你在室外练习瑜伽和冥想,室外的环境会开辟你内部的自我,展现不同的感觉。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Lucy: Are you keen on outdoor sports?

露西:你对户外运动着迷吗?

Tom: I love attending outdoor sporting events。

汤姆:我喜欢参加户外运动。

Lucy: What kind of sports do you like?

露西:你喜欢哪种运动?

Tom: Anything outdoor is preferred。 Everybody in my family loves the outdoor sports, especially on weekends。

汤姆:我喜欢所有的户外运动。我家每个人都喜爱户外运动,特别是周末的时候。

Lucy: I prefer indoor events to outdoor。

露西:我个人的话更喜欢室内运动。

Tom: You mean gymnastics, weight-lifting, boxing, and so on。

汤姆:你是说体操、举重、拳击这些吗?

Lucy: Yeah, I prefer gymnastics。

露西:是的。我更喜欢体操。

Tom: Why is that?

汤姆:为什么?

Lucy: It’s beautiful to watch。

露西:体操看起来很美。

Tom: Open-air exercises will do you good。 You had better do some outdoor exercises every day。

汤姆:户外运动对你有好处。你最好每天做一些户外运动。

Lucy: Indoor exercises are also very beneficial to your health。

露西:室内运动也能锻炼身体,也有好处。

Tom: But you can enjoy the fresh air, the beautiful view, the mountains, the rivers, the communities in outdoor。

汤姆:但是在室外运动中,你可以享受到新鲜的空气、美丽的景色、山川、河流、社区。

Lucy: Yeah, but the purpose is to improve your health。

露西:但毕竟目的是为了健康。

Tom: You see, health also includes mental health。 Going for a run outdoors is better than exercising in the gym because it has a positive impact on mental, as well as physical health, researchers have found。

汤姆:但是你看,健康也包括心理健康。研究者发现,在室外跑步可比在健身房锻炼好,因为不仅对身体健康,对心理也有积极的影响。

Lucy: Ok。

露西:好吧。

Gymnasium

健身房

健身房是城市里人们用来健身的场所。一般而言,它们都有齐全的器械设备,有较全的健身及娱乐项目,有专业的教练进行指导,有良好的健身氛围。在健身房不仅能锻炼肌肉,让身材更有形,也能认识很多新朋友。专业健身会所的大部分投资应该在健身器械上,好的健身器材能让使用者正确掌握锻炼和得到有效的保护,减少运动损伤。

Enter the Gymnasium

走进健身房

1健身房做什么?

Before starting to work out make sure you get a full physical from your doctor and a letter stating it is ok for you to do physical activity。 Many gyms and aerobic centers will require this before letting you start。 Depending on how long it has been since you last did regular exercise it is recommended that you start off slow and gradually build up your workout to harder levels。 It is generally recommended to start off at the gym with just the treadmill and the lifecycle for the first week or 2。 This is to wake the muscles up and to slowly get you prepared for a harder workout。

You will generally want to find a speed on the treadmill that is a pace you can keep up with little discomfort and do it for 20 minutes。 After this take a 5 minute break, air Jordan 2010, stretch a little and have a drink of water, Gucci belts, then go back and increase the speed just a bit then do another 20。 Remember that pushing yourself too far is taking a gamble that you may not be able to live with。 In a casino you can put everything you have on the roulette table and maybe you win and maybe you lose, but in the gym if you push too hard you can die, cheap polo t-shirt, so take things slowly。 Many people make the mistake of getting back into an exercise program and going all gung ho an trying to get back in shape in just one hour, Gucci sandals, well let me tell you this will not work。 The only thing this will do is make you very sore the next day and you will not be able to workout that day, Gucci t-shirt, and it will make you lose interest fast in the gym。 Discomfort in ok pain is not。

Depending on how long it has been since you last worked out, cheap timberland boots, I recommend working out 4 or 5 days a week。 This may seem like a lot but if you were trying to win a poker tournament you would go to a casino or an online casino and poker room to practice almost every day right? Working out 5 days a week does not necessarily mean you have to go to the gym every day。 I recommend the gym 3 times a week and the other day or 2 you can just go for a long fast paced walk around your neighborhood。 Try to vary the things you do so that you do not work out the same parts of your body 2 days in a row。 Most professionals will tell you that if you work out your arms and chest on a Monday do not exercise those muscles again for at least 48 hours。

2健身器材的表达方式

Incline trainer上斜跑步机

Leg extension腿部伸展机

Abdominal bench腹部训练椅

Barbell杠铃架

Dip chin ab单杠提膝器

Dip station双杠练习器

Freeweight dumbbell负重哑铃

Pedal leaver arm:踏板臂

Ribbed insert: 扶手连杆

Stepper台阶器

strength training力量训练

Chest press machine坐姿推胸机

健身房的健身器多达近百种,但归纳起来,大致可分为三种类型:①全身性健身器械:如10项综合训练器、家用16功能健身器等;②局部性健身器械:如健身自行车、划船器、楼梯机、跑步机,以及小腿弯举器、重锤拉力器、提踵练习器等;③小型健身器械:如人们所熟知的哑铃、壶铃、曲柄杠铃、弹簧拉力器、健身盘、弹力棒、握力器等。

Key words & Sentences

关键词句全知道

We all should warm up before doing some exercises。

开始做运动前,我们都应该暖身。

Keeping fit—or maybe getting in shape—is often high on the list of New Year’s resolutions for Americans。

保持健美——或者保持匀称的身材——通常是美国人新年新计划中高居前面的一项。

In the past two decades, fitness has become a fad。

过去20年来,健美已蔚为风尚。

Many Americans have joined health clubs to work out with professional equipment。

很多美国人加入健身俱乐部,使用专业的设备做运动。

Sports stores sell athletic shoes and clothing for every possible exercise situation。

运动商品店里售有各种运动项目所需的运动鞋和服装。

People can even buy weights and equipment and set up their own exercise center at home!

人们甚至买哑铃和训练的设备,在家里设置专属的运动中心!

Not a single stone goes unturned in Alexander Health Club’s uncompromising commitment to satisfy their customers’ needs。

为了满足客户的需要,亚历山大健康俱乐部可以说是绞尽脑汁,一丝不苟。他们不仅有优质的健身器材,精心设计的有氧运动课程,而且对个人专业健身问题和需求也作出详尽的解答。

Gymnasiums are equipped with a gym instructor and personal trainer。

健身房都配备有巡场教练和私人教练。