There are countless fitness trends that people take part in to get fit, lose weight, and, most importantly, have fun. One of the newest ones is Zuu, an Australian workout2 that gets participants3 doing animal movements in high-intensity interval4 training sessions5. Inspired by a book called Movement That Matters by Paul Chek, an expert on the study of human movement, Nathan Helberg decided to create Zuu. He wanted to create a workout that not only would make people faster and stronger, but would also improve people's range of movement. When describing the fitness program, Helberg said that the movements are usually easy for children to do when they are pretending to be animals. However, they are forgotten by the time people have become adults, who typically spend most of the day sitting. There are a total of 30 animal movements that span6 from the bear crawl to the frog squat7, along with strength-training exercises. The workout feels challenging at first because our bodies are not used to the movements. A laughter-filled session only lasts 20 minutes, but after burning off 500 calories8 in such a short amount of time, you know you have had a wild ride.
人們參與了無數次的健身時尚來維持身材和減重，最重要的是 ── 獲得樂趣。最新的健身運動之一是 Zuu，它是一個澳洲的健身訓練方式，使參與的成員在高強度間歇訓練課程裡做一些動物的動作。受到 Paul Chek 的書《Movement That Matters》的啟發，一位研究人類動作的專家 Nathan Helberg 決定創造 Zuu。他想創造出一個訓練來不只使人變得更敏捷跟強壯，還能擴大人類動作的幅度。 描述這個健身課程時，Helberg 說當小孩假扮成動物時，這些動作他們通常能輕鬆做到。然而，當人們成年後，通常一天花最多的時間就是坐著，這些動作就被遺忘。這總共有三十種動物的動作，涵蓋範圍從熊爬式到青蛙蹲，以及肌力訓練運動。我們一開始會覺得這個健身訓練很有挑戰性，那是因為我們的身體還沒習慣這些動作。一個充滿歡笑的課程僅有二十分鐘，但是當你在這麼短的時間內消耗掉五百卡路里後，你就知道你已經歷了一趟野性之旅。
trend n. 趨勢 Sophia always pays close attention to the latest fashion trends. 蘇菲亞總是密切注意最新的流行趨勢。
take part in... 參加…… Are you taking part in the singing contest? 你會不會參加歌唱比賽？
intensity n. 強度 Karen can't stand the intensity of the heat. 凱倫無法忍受這樣的熱度。
inspire vt. 激發靈感 This song was inspired by a famous poem. 這首歌的靈感源於一首有名的詩。
typically adv. 一般地，通常地 Taipei typically gets a lot of rain each year. 一般而言，台北每年的下雨量不少。
a total of... 總共…… Mary has worked at that company for a total of 15 years. 瑪麗在那家公司工作一共十五年。
along with... 以及…… Tim, along with John and Ed, can run fast. 提姆、約翰及艾德都可以跑得很快。
burn off... / burn...off 消耗／燃燒掉（尤指卡路里） Wendy went jogging because she wanted to burn some calories off. 溫蒂去慢跑，因為她想消耗掉一些卡路里。
fitness n. 健康，良好狀態
workout n.（尤指運動的）鍛鍊，訓練
participant n. 參加者，參與者
interval n. 間隔
session n.（尤指一批人參加某項活動的）一段時間
span vi. 延伸
squat n. 蹲姿
calorie n. 卡路里（熱量單位）
字尾 -less 的用法 本文 "There are countless fitness trends that people take part in to get fit, ..." 中的 countless 表『無數的』，其字尾 -less 為常見字尾型態，表『無……的』或『不可能……的』。常見的類似用法如 speechless（說不出話來的）及 endless（無盡的）。例：
The teacher has taught countless students. （這位老師桃李滿天下。） What Johnny said shocked Tina so much that she was speechless. （強尼說的話讓蒂娜嚇到啞口無言。） These endless tests really stress Kevin out. （沒完沒了的考試讓凱文壓力大到不行。）
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