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No Pain No Gain
随着寒冬的来临，人们将更多的时间花在了室内。出门便拥入公交车，回家便端坐在电脑前，要不就伏案读书或瘫躺在沙发上，以此来打发沉闷的冬日时光。这样做的后果只有一个，那就是肌肉变得松弛，健康直线下降。针对关心自己体态与健康的消费群体，现代健身场馆应运而生，为人们提供了一个休闲健身的空间。在中国，健身场馆是一个相对新鲜的事物，但发展势头迅猛。希望本文对你有所启发，使你可以过一个“健康”的冬日。有一点要牢记——一分耕耘，一分收获！
Interview 专家访谈
Bally Total Fitness is the largest health club in North America. In cooperation with the China Sports Industry, Bally has recently started to bring to China its forty years experience of providing comprehensive health and fitness services. With its state-of-the-art facilities, professional management and friendly customer service they are already making headlines. In this issue Rudi talks to Cliff Hsia, Vice-General Manager of the Jianwai Soho branch in Beijing.
倍力健身俱乐部是北美最大的健身俱乐部。最近，通过与中体产业公司的合作，倍力公司开始往中国引进其在健身行业各个领域中长达40年的经验。他们拥有最好的设备、专业化的管理和亲情化的客户服务，并已经开始崭露头角。本期栏目中，Rudi走访了克立弗·夏，而后者就是该公司位于北京建外SOHO的分部的副总经理。
Bilingual: How did you get started in the fitness business?
你是怎么加入到健身行业中来的？
Cliff: Well I got started in the fitness industry by first, you know, ①working out; ②signing up for a gym in the U.S. When I was in college I became a member of Bally's. Of course, before that I was always interested in sports. Getting Older! So I decided I wanted to ③keep up with the fitness level. I wanted to go to a very professional type club. And that's what I found in Bally's in America. From there I gained a real interest in fitness. I graduated college and I decided I wanted a chance to come to Beijing to learn some Chinese. I knew that Bally was doing something here in China. They were doing something really big. They're creating the fitness industry here in China. From there I started in the club. I worked in sales. I worked in personal training; I participated in a few months of management training. From there I came to this club and I'm now here as the Assistant-General Manager.
嗯，我从事健身工作起初是，你知道，是因为我自己也健身，并报名参加了一家美国健身房的课程。在我上大学的时候，我就成为了倍力俱乐部的会员。当然，在那之前，我对体育一直都很感兴趣。自己在变老！所以，我决定要保持好健康的体魄。我想去一个非常专业的俱乐部。而美国的倍力正是这样一家俱乐部。从那时起，我真的对健身产生了兴趣。大学毕业后，我决定要寻找一个机会到北京去学习汉语。我得知了倍力正在中国开展项目。他们确实是想做一番大事。而且他们正在中国开创健身业的先河。之后，我便在俱乐部中谋得了一份工作。我做过销售工作。我从事过私人教练工作，并参加过几个月的管理培训。之后，我来到了这家俱乐部，目前在这里担任副总经理的职务。
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