第2497期:Group Helps People Exercise Outdoors(1)

In Edmonton, Alberta, the sun had yet to come up. The temperature was more than 20 degrees below zero. In the dark and cold, Tanis Smith was ready to run up and down hundreds of stairs among the trees in the Saskatchewan River Valley. 在阿尔伯塔省的埃德蒙顿，太阳还没有升起。气温零下二十多度。在黑暗和寒冷中，坦尼斯·史密斯准备在萨斯喀彻温河谷的树林中跑上跑下数百级楼梯。 And Smith was not alone. Ten people joined her for the activity. All were wearing several layers of clothing to keep warm. 史密斯并不孤单。有十个人参加了她的活动。所有人都穿着几层衣服来保暖。 “You're pretty much just putting everything you own on,” said Smith, an accountant. “If you look at the pictures, you don’t know who you are unless you remember what you were wearing.” “你几乎只是把你拥有的一切都投入其中，”会计师史密斯说。“如果你看照片，你不知道自己是谁，除非你记得自己穿什么。” Since that winter back in 2013, Smith has rarely missed a workout with a group called November Project.自 2013 年那个冬天以来，史密斯很少缺席一个名为“十一月项目”的团体的训练。November Project is a network of free outdoor group exercise classes that started in Boston, Massachusetts. No matter the weather, members get out of bed before sunrise at least once a week and go outdoors for group exercise. 十一月项目是一个免费户外团体锻炼课程网络，始于马萨诸塞州波士顿。无论天气如何，会员每周至少一次在日出前起床，到户外进行集体锻炼。 November Project is part exercise, part fun, and part community. It is a model for exercising outdoors, especially in the winter. 十一月项目一半是锻炼，一半是乐趣，一半是社区。它是户外锻炼的典范，尤其是在冬天。 It started in 2011, when two friends agreed to exercise every morning for the month of November. They were looking for accountability and motivation to help them stick to an exercise routine. 它始于 2011 年，当时两个朋友同意在 11 月份每天早上锻炼身体。他们正在寻找责任感和动力来帮助他们坚持锻炼。 By the end of that first month, they had invited others to join them. Soon, their meetings were bringing in almost forty people. And it became a year-round project. 到第一个月结束时，他们已经邀请了其他人加入他们。很快，他们的会议就吸引了近四十人。这成为了一个全年项目。“A party is better when there’s more people around. We would talk to anybody who would listen,” said Bojan Mandaric. He created the project with friend, Brogan Graham. “当周围的人越多时，聚会就越好。我们会与任何愿意倾听的人交谈，”博扬·曼达里克说。他与朋友布罗根·格雷厄姆 (Brogan Graham) 一起创建了这个项目。 Then, as people moved to other cities, they took the idea with them. So, the November Project grew. Now, there are 52 groups in eight countries, including 44 in the United States and Canada. 然后，当人们搬到其他城市时，他们也带着这个想法。因此，十一月项目不断发展。目前，共有 52 个团体分布在 8 个国家，其中美国和加拿大有 44 个团体。People of all ages and fitness levels join the workouts. Some groups begin with something called “The Bounce.” They chant and jump at the same time to bring the group together. Those who feel inhibited, do not have to do this. 所有年龄段和健身水平的人都参加锻炼。有些团体从“弹跳”开始。他们一边喊着一边跳跃，让大家团结在一起。那些感到压抑的人不必这样做。 Most classes include running and body weight exercises like squats. The project also uses the surroundings of the location. So, for example, some places include running up steps in an outdoor sports stadium. Currently in D.C., members meet on Wednesdays to run up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 大多数课程都包括跑步和深蹲等自重练习。该项目还利用了该地点的周围环境。例如，有些地方在户外体育场内设有台阶。目前在华盛顿，成员们每周三聚集在林肯纪念堂的台阶上。