Fighting for Fitness 抢救身材 活力「拳」开
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- 创建于 2013年2月11日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年2月11日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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If you are looking to get back in shape after the New Year’s holiday, you might get a kick out of Tae Bo. This exercise routine, whose name combines taekwondo and boxing, is the creation of Billy Blanks. He discovered that adding dance moves to his martial arts training gave him an excellent workout.
如果你正设法在新年过后恢复优美体态，你可能会相当享受Tae Bo拳击有氧。这套健身舞步的名称结合了跆拳道与拳击，是比利．布兰克斯的独创运动。他发现将舞蹈动作加入自己的武术训练，带给他极佳的健身效果。
The program employs a variety of punches and kicks to build muscles and keep the heart pumping. It is also effective at improving balance and flexibility. Already an actor and karate champion, Blanks shared Tae Bo with the world and became a fitness guru. During the 1990s, Blanks sold 1.5 million Tae Bo videos to people looking for an exciting way to get fit.
这项健身课程透过各种出拳、踢腿的动作来锻炼肌肉、维持心跳频率，而且能有效增进身体平衡度与弹性。身为演员与空手道冠军，布兰克斯和全世界分享拳击有氧并成为健身大师。1990年间，布兰克斯卖出了1千5百万套拳击有氧录像带给欲寻找以令人激奋的方式瘦身的人们。
Although Tae Bo is not a martial art, its users gain confidence in defending themselves. While Billy Blanks prefers that people focus on fighting fat, he is glad that his program is helping people look good and feel strong. No matter what kind of workout you are looking for, it seems that Tae Bo does it all.
尽管拳击有氧不是一种武术，从事者仍可建立自我防卫的自信。虽然比利．布兰克斯比较希望人们可以专注于打击脂肪，但仍然很高兴自己的健身课程帮助人们有好看的外在，同时感到身体强健。无论你在寻找何种健身运动，拳击有氧似乎能满足所有的需求。
－by Geoffrey Trager
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Vocabulary
routine [ruˋtin] n. 一套固定舞步（或动作）
I have to spend a few hours every day practicing my dance routine.
martial [ˋmɑrʃəl] art 武术（源于东方的几种搏斗技巧，如空手道、柔道等）
My father told me martial arts are good for fitness and learning respect.
employ [ɪmˋplɔɪ] v. 使用，利用
Jamie employed some special tools to fix her scooter.
punch [pʌntʃ] n. 拳打
The famous boxer Muhammad Ali had a really fast punch.
champion [ˋtʃæmpɪən] n. 冠军
Yani Tseng became the first women's world golf champion from Taiwan.
defend [dɪˋfɛnd] v. 防御；保卫
A dog tried to attack us, so we used a stick to defend ourselves.
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get a kick out of 从…中获得刺激
Tae Bo 跆搏健身操
taekwondo [taɪˋkɔndo] n. 跆拳道
boxing [ˋbɑksɪŋ] n. 拳击；拳术
flexibility [͵flɛksəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 弹性﹐ 柔软性
karate [kəˋrɑtɪ] n. 空手道
guru [ˋgʊru] n. 专家﹐权威; 古鲁（印度教的导师）
prefer [prɪˋfɝ] v. 更喜欢[+v-ing][+to-v][O2][+（that）]
Tae Bo Berlin 02.11.2013 HD