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你通常多久锻炼一次？近年来，很多人都开始热衷于通过健身运动来保持身体健康。如果你也想设计一套适合自己的锻炼计划，从而拥有令自己满意的身材或改善健康，却没有足够的资金雇用私人教练，那么应该怎样着手准备呢？

 

 

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Vocabulary: fitness 词汇：健身

 

It’s very common these days for people to have a gym regime. Whatever the drive behind it, whether health-related, performance-related or just plain vainglory, it is not uncommon for people to take some sort of regular exercise each week. But if you’ve never done it before, what’s the best way to go about it? Well, many people make use of a PT – that’s a personal trainer. This might be because they’re wet behind the ears or maybe they just don’t want the aggro of designing their own workout plan. A PT will create a bespoke plan for you based on your aims. They will tailor it to your current abilities and, better still, they will teach you how to move in a way that won’t incapacitate you. However, the trade-off with a PT is the price. Each hourly session can be steep considering the double whammy of having to pay both the PT and membership of the gym, too. If you are at all strapped for cash then regular sessions might be out of your budget. So what’s left?

 

Well, if you have the grit for it, you can make your own regime. It’s relatively easy to do if you have the know-how. But before you do, here are some basic pointers. First, keep your fitness goal in mind. Are you looking to slim down, bulk up, get shredded or increase your abilities? Whatever it is, make sure the things you choose to do are in pursuit of that goal. Next, do your research. These days, social media is chock-full of fitness videos and advice. Watch as many of these as possible, but make sure to be a little critical of them – everyone has a different physique and what works for one may not work for another.

 

Finally, keep your feet on the ground. Be patient with yourself and set realistic goals – it takes at least three months to see any realistic body changes. And don’t be overzealous – never work in pain – a good workout is difficult and challenging, but never painful. Pain means you are damaging yourself. If nothing else, focus on calisthenics – these are the basic body movements which everyone can do anywhere, even at home.

 

 They include squats, push-ups, pull-ups and crunches, among other things. Do as many of one exercise as you can without stopping, and then try and repeat that number twice more – make sure you sweat, and don’t forget to rest for a minute in between!

 

词汇表

gym regime健身计划、健身方法

vainglory 虚荣心

wet behind the ears 无所适从的、毫无经验的

aggro 麻烦

bespoke 量身定制的

incapacitate 使人无法做…

trade-off 妥协、让步

steep 价格极高的（口语）

double whammy 雪上加霜，双重打击

strapped for cash 手头紧

know-how 专业知识

slim down 变得苗条、瘦下来

bulk up 变得更壮

shredded 肌肉线条分明的（口语）

physique 体格

keep your feet on the ground 脚踏实地

overzealous 过度热衷的

calisthenics 健美操

squat 蹲起运动

push-up 俯卧撑

pull-up 引体向上

 crunch 仰卧起坐

 

文本来源：佛山英语培训机构 爱德华国际英语