雙手倒立平衡有好處嗎?

　　雙手倒立平衡有好處嗎?

　　What is it? Handstands, basically.

　　這是什么?可以說是雙手倒立。

　　How much does it cost? Handstands are currentlyfree to perform, although it’s always worth learninggood technique. My trainer was aerialist Zoe Jones,who holds workshops in London and works one-to-one for about the price of a personal trainer.Alternatively, just search YouTube for hand-balancing tutorials.

　　這需要花費多少錢?目前雙手倒立什么都不需要花費，然而學(xué)習(xí)一些好的技巧總是值得的。我的教練是高空雜技師Zoe Jones，他在倫敦有工作室，并且一對一訓(xùn)練，收取私教的價格。除此之外，你可以在YouTube上搜索雙手倒立平衡課程。

　　What does it promise? Improved core strength, posture, upper-body strength, flexibility,balance and coordination.

　　它可以有什么效果呢?可以改進核心支撐力，姿態(tài)，上肢力量，靈活性，平衡能力和協(xié)調(diào)能力。

　　What’s it actually like? One of the best things I’ve done. Yes, really. I’d never managed anunsupported handstand in my life before, but Zoe started me off gently with stretches andplanks to help me learn technique. From there, we progressed to flipping all the way over onto a crashmat. Gradually, by learning which parts of my body I needed to flex, lock and pull in,my stability began to improve. I can’t say I looked gracious at any point – I was a wobbling,purple-faced Jenga tower with a great big exposed belly – but within an hour, I could justabout hold myself unsupported. For all of two seconds, admittedly, but that still counts.

　　它實際上怎么樣呢?這是我做過的最好的訓(xùn)練之一。是真的。我之前從未完成一個無支撐的雙手倒立，但是Zoe溫柔地幫助我，讓我開始通過伸展和支撐來學(xué)習(xí)技巧。之后，我們進展到將整個身體翻轉(zhuǎn)到一個墊子上。漸漸的，通過學(xué)習(xí)身體哪個部分需要放松，固定，回收，我的穩(wěn)定性開始提高。我不能說在哪個時候看起來很高雅——我像一個露著大肚子顫動的，滿臉通紅的疊疊塔——但不到一個小時我就可以自己穩(wěn)住，不用被人支撐著了。雖然只有2秒鐘，但這也算數(shù)。

　　Going upside down for the first time is a bit hairy, but the whole thing is brilliant. Hand-balancing is an incredible bodyweight workout – my shoulders ached for about 24 hoursafterwards – but you barely notice it, because you’re so busy learning a new skill. It’s addictive,too – the next morning, I found myself practising at home, up against a wall.

　　第一次倒立并不是很順利，但這件事是美妙的。雙手倒立平衡是一種很神奇的體重訓(xùn)練，雖然我的肩膀之后疼了24個小時，但基本注意不到，因為我正忙著學(xué)習(xí)一項新技能。它同時還會讓人上癮，第二天早晨，我還在家對著墻練習(xí)。

　　Is it worth it? Yes. I really can’t recommend this enough.

　　這是否有好處呢?是的。我強烈推薦它。