Virtual exercise in the gym 利用虚拟现实技术的新健身体验
<p>随身英语<span word="Virtual">Virtual</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> 利用虚拟现实技术的新健身体验</p><p>去健身房锻炼身体、做运动对一些人来说是生活中不可缺少的一部分，但也有人认为去健身房就是浪费时间，自我折磨。假设把做运动和虚拟现实游戏结合起来，那么也许一种更有趣的锻炼身体方式就产生了。本集《随身英语》介绍未来健身房里可能会使用的虚拟健身方式和器材。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>:<span word="exercise">exercise</span> 词汇: 运动</p><p><span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gruelling">gruelling</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reps">reps</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cardio">cardio</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treadmill">treadmill</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boredom">boredom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span>? <span word="Luckily">Luckily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, “<span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sedentary">sedentary</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Stauffer">Stauffer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, “<span word="but">but</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="engages">engages</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="VR">VR</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="standing">standing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="fitter">fitter</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="player">player</span> ‘<span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="on">on</span>’ <span word="if">if</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sidestep">sidestep</span>, <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dodge">dodge</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="projectiles">projectiles</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cardio">cardio</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shadowbox">shadowbox</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> – <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upper">upper</span>-<span word="body">body</span> <span word="workout">workout</span>.</p>
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