听美文故事记6级单词07-03

Video Yoga , a Health Hazard

Yoga exponents¹ are being caught out by the activity's relaxing and low impact image with more than one in four injured during sessions.

　　　　A failure to warm up and prepare adequately for the exercise has been identified as causing the surprising injury rate.

　　The risks of yoga are contained in a sports injuries report to be released today.

　　The research, commissioned by Medibank Private, found sports injuries cost the Australian community more than 8 billion in the past year. The medical bill was 300 million more than the previous year.

　　　Footballers were the most likely to be hurt and those aged² between 18 and 24 were at greatest risk of breaking down.　　

　　Sports physician Dr Peter Larkins said yoga was not inherently dangerous but the injury rate showed many participants were not doing it correctly.

　　

"You have to get the correct program and advice. There are a lot of stretching manoeuvres and maybe some are trying it at 38 thinking they are 18," he said.

　　

　　"Yoga has become the new aerobics³ and some people are getting it out of a book or video. Participants need to ensure that they don't overdo⁴ it, particularly when starting a new health and fitness regime."

　　　　Nicole Walsh, the owner of Body Mind Life yoga studio, (said) she had not experienced the injury rate found in the survey.

　　　　She said students of Bikram yoga complete warm up breathing and stretching exercises before progressing. The increased room temperature also made injuries less frequent.

　 The report found 5.2 million injuries were incurred⁵ on Australian sporting fields and courts in the past 12 months requiring almost 25,000 hospital admissions and 250,000 emergency department presentations.

　An alarming 3.6m injuries were untreated.

　　　　Ankle, foot and achilles tendon injuries are the most common accounting⁶ for 20 per cent of all sporting injuries.

　　　　The warning from fitness experts to warm up and cool down had failed to reach the masses with only 38 per cent of survey respondents saying they regularly completed pre and post sport regimes.
 

1 exponents   

n.倡导者( exponent的名词复数 )；说明者；指数；能手

参考例句：

• Its tendency to archaic language was tempered by the indolence of its exponents. 它的应用古语的趋势却被用语者的懒散所冲淡。 来自辞典例句
• The exponents of this trend are trying to lead us towards capitalism. 这股思潮的代表人物是要把我们引导到资本主义方向上去。 来自互联网

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 aerobics   

n.健身操，健美操，韵律操

参考例句：

• Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
• Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？

4 overdo   

vt.把...做得过头，演得过火

参考例句：

• Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
• The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。

5 incurred   

[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式

参考例句：

• She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
• We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。

6 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。