最近,世界上有一个新的运动比赛,叫 HYROX。Recently, there's a new sports race in the world called HYROX.
H-Y-R-O-X,是一个英文名字。H-Y-R-O-X, it's an English name.
这个比赛,最近非常火。This race has been extremely popular lately.
很多年轻人都想做。Lots of young people want to do it.
HYROX 是什么呢?What is HYROX?
我先给你说一下规则。Let me first tell you the rules.
你要跑一千米。You run one kilometer.
跑完以后,你做一个动作。After running, you do one movement.
然后,你再跑一千米。Then, you run another kilometer.
再做一个动作。And do another movement.
一共要跑八次。In total you run eight times.
也要做八个动作。And do eight movements.
一千米加一个动作,one kilometer plus one movement
一共要做八组。You do eight sets total.
那这八个动作是什么?So what are these eight movements?
都是健身房里常见的动作。All common movements you find in a gym.
比如:推一个很重的东西,叫"雪橇"。For example: pushing a very heavy thing called a "sled."
比如:把这个东西拉回来。For example: pulling that thing back.
比如:拿两个很重的东西走路。For example: walking while carrying two very heavy things.
比如:扔一个大球,扔到墙上。For example: throwing a big ball at a wall.
还有别的几个动作。And several other movements.
都是不太难的动作。All not too hard.
一般人都可以做。Ordinary people can do them all.
那为什么这个比赛这么火?So why is this race so popular?
我觉得有三个原因。I think there are three reasons.
第一,简单。First, it's simple.
你不用学很多新动作。You don't have to learn many new movements.
你跑得动,做得动,就可以参加。If you can run and can move, you can join.
第二,每次都一样。Second, every race is the same.
跑步多远,做什么动作,How far you run, what movements you do,
所以你可以好好准备。So you can prepare well.
你可以练习一年,You can practice for a year,
然后看看自己有没有进步。then see if you've made progress.
第三,结束的时候很有意思。Third, the ending is very interesting.
有一个很大的"终点"。there's a big "finish line."
很多人在那里给你拍照。Many people are there taking your photo.
你完成了,你站在终点,举手。You finish, you stand at the finish line, and raise your hands.
你的朋友会给你拍照。Your friends take your photo.
你也会发到网上。You also post it online.
所以,这个比赛不只是运动。So, this race isn't just exercise.
也是社交,也是拍照。It's also socializing, and taking photos.
HYROX 是2017年开始的。HYROX started in 2017.
开始的国家,是德国。The country it started in is Germany.
现在,世界上一年大概有一百场比赛。Now, there are about a hundred races a year worldwide.
在三十多个国家。In over thirty countries.
八十多个城市。And over eighty cities.
做这个比赛的人,The number of people doing this race
一年有一百多万。is over one million a year.
最有意思的是亚洲。The most interesting part is Asia.
亚洲这边的人最近增加最快。Asia's headcount has been growing the fastest recently.
比以前多了一倍。More than double the past.
泰国曼谷的比赛,The Bangkok race in Thailand,
四千五百张票,four thousand five hundred tickets,
卖票只用了十八个小时,ticket sales took only eighteen hours,
就全部卖完了。and were all sold out.
新加坡也有比赛。Singapore also has races.
第一次比赛,就有三千五百人。The first race had three thousand five hundred people.
美国也是这样。The US is the same.
美国去年比赛的人,US racers last year
比前年多了三倍。were three times the year before.
那么,做这个比赛的人,是什么样的人呢?So who are the people doing this race?
有一个数字很有意思。There's one number that's very interesting.
七成的人,是第一次做。Seventy percent of people are first-timers.
大部分人都是新人。most people are newcomers.
他们以前没做过这种比赛。They haven't done this kind of race before.
还有一件事。There's also another thing.
做的人不只是年轻人。The people doing it aren't only young people.
三十多岁的人很多。Lots are in their thirties.
四十多岁的人也不少。Plenty are in their forties too.
女生也越来越多。More and more women are doing it as well.
所以,这个比赛非常欢迎新人。So this race really welcomes new people.
不一定要很厉害。You don't have to be very good.
你只要练一练,准备好,就可以去。As long as you practice a bit and prepare, you can go.
还有一个原因,HYROX 这么火。There's another reason HYROX is so popular.
和它的健身房有关系。It has to do with its gyms.
现在,世界上有大约五千个健身房,Now, there are about five thousand gyms in the world,
都和 HYROX 有合作。all in partnership with HYROX.
你去你家附近的健身房,when you go to a gym near your home,
可能就能练 HYROX。you can probably practice HYROX.
不用去很远的地方。You don't have to go somewhere far.
所以,HYROX 不是一个很难找的东西。So, HYROX isn't something hard to find.
就在你家附近。It's right near your home.
还有一个故事,挺有意思。There's also another story, quite interesting.
HYROX 是2017年开始的。HYROX started in 2017.
开始的时候,没多少人知道。At the beginning, not many people knew it.
两个德国人开始做这个比赛。Two Germans started this race.
一个是奥运会的曲棍球冠军。One was an Olympic field hockey champion.
另一个是做体育比赛的老手。The other was a veteran of organizing sports events.
他们的想法很简单。Their idea was very simple.
他们想做一个普通人也能完成的比赛。They wanted to make a race that ordinary people could finish.
不是给非常厉害的运动员的。Not for very strong athletes.
是给上班的人,给妈妈,给爷爷,给所有人。For office workers, for moms, for grandpas, for everyone.
结果,几年以后,The result: a few years later,
他们的想法真的成了。their idea actually came true.
现在每年都有一百多万人参加。Now over one million people join every year.
所以,最后我们想一想。So, in the end let's think about it.
HYROX 为什么这么火?Why is HYROX so popular?
因为它简单。Because it's simple.
因为它有规则。Because it has rules.
因为它有终点。Because it has a finish line.
因为它欢迎新人。Because it welcomes newcomers.
因为它有很多健身房。Because it has many gyms.
也因为,做完以后,可以拍照,可以告诉朋友:And because, after finishing, you can take photos and tell friends:
"我今天完成了 HYROX。"I finished HYROX today."
对很多人来说,这是一种新的成就。For many people, this is a new kind of achievement.
所以,如果你最近想找一个新的运动,So if you've been wanting to find a new sport lately,
也想认识新的朋友,and want to meet new friends,
也想拍一张特别的照片,and want to take a special photo,
你可以了解一下 HYROX。you should look into HYROX.
也许,下一个站在终点的人,Maybe the next person to stand at the finish line