62. What contributes most to their success according
to the author?
A. The
whole family’s confidence.
B. The mother’s intelligence and patience
C. McRae’s
great determination
D. Mum’s encouragement and daughter’s determination
C
Too shy, too broke, too
busy, too lazy to hit the gym these days? With FitTV, a cable station that
offers 20 hours of fitness and health programing every day, another excuse
for not exercising doesn’t work. But you'll still have to get up off that
couch.
"FitTV is currently
the only network for fitness and keeping exercise and fitness programing fresh
and accessible to everyone," Carole Tomko, president and general manager
of FitTV, said in an interview.
Part of Discovery
Communications Inc., the station offers the workout choices, ranging from
Pilates and aerobics(有氧运动)to body sculpting, yoga, belly
dancing and hip hop.
"I wanted FitTV to
be a clear and inviting alternative to 'hitting the gym,'" Tomko said from
her headquarters in Silver Springs,
Maryland.
There are exotic locations.
You may be in your living room, but decathlon champion Gilad Janklowicz, an
aerobics instructor, is helping you develop you from the golden sands of Hawaii's Waikiki
Beach.
In the
"Namaste" yoga classes, bendy young women in sports bras and shorts
execute their poses(摆姿势)as the scene behind them shifts from
park to beach to sun-flooded studio.
FitTV also delivers
lifestyle programing on nutrition and weight loss, and a video-on-demand
service allows viewers to call up favorite shows at will.
Dr. Kenneth McCulloch,
an associate professor of orthopedic surgery of New York University School of
Medicine, said that in general, the concept is a great idea.
"It seems that they
recognize that diet and exercise go hand in hand," McCulloch said.
"The other major benefit is accessibility."
FitTV targets adults
ages 25-54 and is available in 47 million homes nationwide, according to Tomko,
who says the subscriber base has increased steadily since 2003.