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In a darkened room at the edge of downtown Washington, DC, electronic music pulses over the speakers as a crowd of mostly sweaty young women bop up and down.
在华盛顿特区市中心的边缘,幽暗的房间里电子音乐冲击着扬声器,一大群汗流浃背的女孩随音乐起起伏伏地跳着。
Candles burn at the front and inspirational slogans cover the walls.
前面点着蜡烛,墙上挂着励志标语。
Sadly, this is not a drug-fuelled rave, but rather a mid-afternoon spin class.
悲哀的是,它不是一场药物刺激下的狂欢,而是斯宾课(spin class)的下午场。
It is run by Soul Cycle, which promotes the idea that riding an exercise bike to loud music is a kin to entering a “soul sanctuary”.
这是一节由Soul Cycle开办的动感单车课程,他推广的运营理念是在激烈音乐下骑行,就好比参加了次“灵魂救赎营”集训。
The experience, which also involves awkwardly lifting weights while cycling, costs about $35for 45 minutes.
一节课程45分钟,骑车同时可能还需要做一些笨拙地拉举动作,单次收费在35美元。
This does not deter its well-heeled customers: “Some of the women pay a lot of money to go here”, says a staff member, her eyebrows raised.
这并不妨碍它的富有客户纷纷加入,一位工作人员扬着眉毛说“有些女人花很多钱来这里”。
The recession of 2008 damaged many industries. One which emerged remarkably unscathed was exercise.
2008年的经济危机使很多行业陷入衰退。其中一个出现的健身行业竟然毫发无损。
According to figures from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, an industry group, gym members now number 54m, up from 45m in 2009.
根据行业...