国外媒体:美国瘦身训练营 主人与狗齐减肥

With obesity¹ rates on the rise among Americans and their pets, two Californian women have come up with an all-in-one solution - a doggy bootcamp where dog owners and their canine² friends work out together.

Thank Dog! Bootcamp is the nation's first outdoor fitness program where both humans and dogs get a full body workout while the pooches also learn basic obedience³ skills.

Founded two years ago by identical twins Jill and Jamie Bowers⁴, the program has grown to include classes at various Los Angeles and Orange County locations and most recently in Northern California.

Classes begin as early as 6 am with instructors⁵ in urban-camo pants yelling out drill-like commands in the traditional bootcamp style.

The difference here is that instructors are certified⁶ in both fitness and dog training, and each bootcamper happens to have a four-legged partner by their side at all times. "People need to exercise, and dogs need to be trained and exercised," said Jill Bowers.

The class takes place on a field in a public park with 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weight training. Each person has a mat with weights and bands. Their dog has its own mat and water bowl beside their owner.

The cardio portion involves bootcampers running around park trails and zigzagging⁷ through pylon-marked obstacle courses on the field with their leashed canine companions. Various squats⁸, lunges, jumps and sprints⁹ are incorporated for the humans.

Meanwhile, dogs are told to engage in a series of numbered commands ranging from "sit" to "down" to "come."

"A lack of exercise and training causes dogs to have behavioral problems," says Bowers. "If they don't have enough activity to expend¹⁰ their energy, they take it out on your favorite couch or your designer shoes. With bootcamp, your dog is too tired to be bad."

Latest statistics show that in 2009 about 28 percent of Americans aged¹¹ 20 and over were obese¹², up from 19.4 percent in 1997, while it is estimated that about 43 percent of US dogs are overweight or obese.

随着美国人和他们的宠物的肥胖率不断上升，加利福尼亚州的两名女子想出了一个两全其美的办法，她们开办了一个宠物狗训练营，让主人和他们的宠物一起锻炼。

“感谢狗！”训练营是美国首家提供户外健身项目的机构，在这里，主人和宠物们一起进行全方位的身体锻炼，同时还能培养宠物的顺从意识。

这一训练营于两年前由孪生姐妹吉尔?保尔斯和杰米?保尔斯共同创立。目前，该训练营在洛杉矶和橘子郡的几个地方开设有训练课程，最近又扩展到了北加利福尼亚。

训练营一般是早上6点开始上课，教官们身穿都市迷彩服，大喊训练口令，和传统的训练营差不多。

但这个训练营和传统训练营的区别就在于这里的教练在健身和训犬方面都需获得资格认证，每个参加训练营的人身边都有爱犬陪伴。吉尔?保尔斯说：“人需要锻炼，狗也需要训练和锻炼。”

训练课程通常在公园内的一块操场上进行，训练内容包括30分钟的心肺锻炼和30分钟的力量训练。每个人都备有一个垫子，并配有重物和腕带。宠物们则呆在主人的身边，有自己的垫子和水碗。

在心肺锻炼部分，学员们要绕着公园里的小路跑步，并和他们的爱犬一起穿梭通过路障。主人们还要进行下蹲、弓步、跳跃和短跑等各项训练。

与此同时，宠物狗们则接受一系列简单的指令训练，包括“坐下”、“下来”、“过来”等。

保尔斯说：“缺乏锻炼和训练会让宠物狗出现行为问题。如果它们没有足够的活动来释放自己的精力，就会在你的沙发或名牌鞋上撒野。而训练营则能让宠物狗们筋疲力尽，没有力气干坏事了。”

最新数据显示，2009年，美国20岁以上的人群中约有28%为肥胖，高于1997年的19.4%，另据估计，美国约有43%的宠物狗体重超标或肥胖。

1 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

2 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

3 obedience   

n.服从，顺从

参考例句：

• Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
• Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。

4 bowers   

n.（女子的）卧室( bower的名词复数 )；船首锚；阴凉处；鞠躬的人

参考例句：

• If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的，那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网

5 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

6 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

7 zigzagging   

v.弯弯曲曲地走路，曲折地前进( zigzag的现在分词 )；盘陀

参考例句：

• She walked along, zigzagging with her head back. 她回头看着，弯弯扭扭地向前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We followed the path zigzagging up the steep slope. 我们沿着小径曲曲折折地爬上陡坡。 来自互联网

8 squats   

n.蹲坐，蹲姿( squat的名词复数 )；被擅自占用的建筑物v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的第三人称单数 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• The square squats in the centre of the city. 广场位于市中心。 来自互联网
• Various squats, lunges, jumps and sprints are incorporated for the humans. 主人们还要进行下蹲、弓步、跳跃和短跑等各项训练。 来自互联网

9 sprints   

n.短距离的全速奔跑( sprint的名词复数 )v.短距离疾跑( sprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You can run sprints only so long before you're out of breath. 你死命地跑，只能跑那么一段时间，到了喘不上气的时候，只好停下来。 来自辞典例句
• The cheetah finds the open grasslands ideal footing for its lightning-quick sprints. 非洲猎豹把开阔的草原作为它们闪电猎食的理想处所。 来自互联网

10 expend   

vt.花费，消费，消耗

参考例句：

• Don't expend all your time on such a useless job.不要把时间消耗在这种无用的工作上。
• They expend all their strength in trying to climb out.他们费尽全力想爬出来。

11 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。

12 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。