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.