Climbing the walls to fitness: Climbing gyms see surge in popularity

    攀岩健身:攀岩健身房日渐走红

    Tired of climbing on the step machine but never actually getting anywhere?

    厌倦了站在原地登阶机吗?

    Maybe it's time for a new approach to fitness-like, say, scaling a three-story wall.

    也许是试试新健身方式的时候了——比方说，攀登三层楼高的墙壁。

    That's the challenge offered by rock-climbing gyms, which have boomed in popularity over the past decade. While old-school, outdoor climbers see the gyms primarily as a place to practice in the off-season, a new breed of enthusiasts takes the manufactured walls at face value, using them as a fun, challenging way to build strength and flexibility.

    这是一种由攀岩健身房所提供的挑战，这类健身房在过去十年里迅速流行。传统的户外攀岩者原本只把健身房视为非攀岩季节时练习的地方，新加入的热爱者则清楚地知道人造墙的价值，将使用人造墙看作既有趣又富有挑战性的一种增强肌力与柔软度的方式 ......