Throwing Your Weight Around 壸铃：甩掉赘肉，甩出健康
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- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年9月01日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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In gyms around the world, people are ditching their dumbbells in favor of a piece of ancient Russian exercise equipment called a kettlebell. They look like cannonballs with handles on top, and they’re mainly used by swinging them from between your legs up into the air. It might look a bit strange, but working out with kettlebells is extremely ___1___.
在世界各地的健身房，人们为了一种称为「壸铃」的古俄罗斯运动器材而抛弃他们的哑铃。壸铃看起来像是顶端有把手的炮弹，而最主要的使用方法，是将它拿在手上，再自双腿间甩至空中。看起来或许有点奇怪，但是利用壸铃做运动极为有效。
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(A) effective |
(B) disposable |
(C) theoretical |
(D) controversial |
Most forms of exercise focus on either building up ___2___ or giving your cardiovascular system a workout. The main advantage of kettlebells is that you do both at the same time, ___3___ both the explosive power of a weightlifter and the stamina of an endurance athlete.
许多运动方式不是将重点放在强健肌肉，就是锻炼你的心血管系统。壸铃最主要的优势在于它可以同时做到以上两者，训练出如举重者般的爆发力以及耐力运动员的持久力。
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(A) knowledge |
(B) trust |
(C) personally |
(D) muscles |
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(A) develop |
(B) developed |
(C) to developed |
(D) developing |
The reason kettlebells do so much for you is that, unlike other forms of weight training, kettlebell exercises usually ___4___ dynamic, whole-body movements. All your major muscle groups are used, and your heart will get a good workout, too. There is an emphasis on the lower back, which is just ___5___ after spending the day sitting behind your desk. Even the unusual shape of the kettlebell adds an extra element to exercise: the weight is always off-balance, and the need to constantly stabilize it forces your muscles to work even harder.
壸铃之所以能让你得到这么多训练是因为它不同于其它形式的重量训练，壸铃的运动通常牵涉到强而有力、运动到全身的动作。你所有的主要肌肉群都会被用到，且也能好好地训练心脏。它也强调了下背部的训练，这也是你在书桌前坐一整天后所需要的。就壸铃特别的形状也替这项训练加了点功效：壸铃的重量是不平冲的，所以需要随时稳定它，而迫使你的肌肉更努力地运动。
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(A) imply |
(B) involve |
(C) decompose |
(D) classify |
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(A) how it is done |
(B) where you get |
(C) what you need |
(D) why we do |
Kettlebell workouts can be very intense, but, at just 30 minutes a session, they’re also quite short. The best thing about kettlebell workouts, though, is that they ___6___. Train twice a week and you will start seeing results after just one month. Now, isn’t that ___7___ sweating for?
壸铃的锻炼过程可以非常地剧烈，可是一节只要30分钟其实也非常短暂。不过壸铃训练最棒的地方是，它们很有效。一周训练两次，一个月后就能开始看见成效。这样看来，满身大汗应该也很值得吧！
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(A) benefit |
(B) work |
(C) multiply |
(D) unlimited |
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(A) worth |
(B) worthy |
(C) trustworthy |
(D) paid |
−by Andrew Crosthwaite
Vocabulary
单词发音
in favor of 赞成[支持]; 偏爱...
equipment [ɪˋkwɪpmənt] n. 设备；器材
work out 做大运动量的锻炼
extremely [ɪkˋstrimlɪ] adv. 极其；非常
focus on 集中于
build up 使...健康或强壮 to bolster
advantage [ədˋvæntɪdʒ] n. 有利条件，优点
explosive [ɪkˋsplosɪv] adj. 爆发性的
endurance [ɪnˋdjʊrəns] n.（忍）耐力
dynamic [daɪˋnæmɪk] adj. 动态的; 强有力的
off-balance [ˋɔfˋbæləns] adj. 不平衡的
stabilize [ˋsteb!͵aɪz] v. 使稳定，使稳固
intense [ɪnˋtɛns] adj. 强烈的，剧烈的
sweat [swɛt] v. 出汗
More Information
单词发音
gym [dʒɪm] n. 体育馆
ditch [dɪtʃ] v.【俚】抛弃，丢弃
dumbbell [ˋdʌm͵bɛl] n. 哑铃
cannonball [ˋkænən͵bɔl] n.〔旧时的球状〕炮弹
cardiovascular [͵kɑrdɪoˋvæskjʊlɚ] adj. 心脏血管的
workout [ˋwɝk͵aʊt] n.〔尤指运动的〕锻炼; 训练
weightlifter [ˋwetlɪftɚ] n. 举重运动员，举重者
stamina [ˋstæmənə] n. 持久力; 耐力
emphasis [ˋɛmfəsɪs] n. 强调
force [fors] v. 强迫，迫使
session [ˋsɛʃən] n.（授课活动等的）时间; （进行某活动连续的）一段时间
worth [wɝθ] adj. 值得（做……）
24 Kettlebell Exercises
Kettlebell Beginner Workout ~ Tone It Up!
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