访谈录 2009-02-10&02-12 挨刀还是普拉提？

Are you fighting the hands of time to get a younger look? If going under the knife is just not your cup of tea, try Pilates. Instructor¹ Linda Ferrell says it’s like the fountain of youth.

"Pilates is all about developing core strength in the trunk and this helps promote a healthy spine². It’s about learning how to breathe deeply to reduce stress and it’s about learning how to strengthen the muscles but you also look fantastic."

And that’s exactly how 54-year-old Yvonne Martin feels. She’s been doing Pilates for over five years. And says she’s noticed youthful changes.

"I feel about 20. I’m standing³ straighter, I’m taller. I feel like my muscles, my whole body’s longer, my waist is really tight, my abs are incredible. I have to say, they are pretty good. And I think it’s due to the Pilates work.”

So how can you get these anti-ageing results too? Linda has some suggestions.

Thinking of liposuction? Linda says "No need".

I have a wonderful exercise called Heel Beats. We do it lying on the stomach and it actually helps lift your butt⁴. And my students love it because while they are doing it, they actually feel their butts⁵ lifting and they feel those muscles working.

Think you need a breast lift? Think again.

The first thing I like to do is get people to stand up and to open up in here and then I offer two wonderful exercises. One is called chest expansion, no pun intended. And the other is swan dive which works on opening the chest and strengthening the muscles in the back, which is so important to prevent that slumping⁶.

Need a tummy tuck? No way! I worked with a Pilates course exercise which is really wonderful. You simply pull your bellybutton in and lift up like wearing a little corset. You have a flatter belly⁷ and a narrower waistline.

Linda says age doesn’t matter. You can start your Pilates workout at any point in your life. And with two to three days a week, you sure start seeing and feeling a difference. I’m E.D Hill, FOX NEWS.

1 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

2 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

5 butts   

笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
• The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。

6 slumping   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的现在分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Hong Kong's slumping economy also caused a rise in bankruptcy applications. 香港经济低迷，破产申请个案随之上升。
• And as with slumping, over-arching can also be a simple postural habit. 就像弯腰驼背，过度挺直也可能只是一种习惯性姿势。

7 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。