Morning Exercise

A group of photos showing a middle-aged Chinese woman's stunning workout routine has gone viral on Chinese social media.
近日，一组展示一位中年大妈晨练绝技的照片走红网络。

In the photos, the woman stands on a stone railing(石栏杆) by theDaming Lake(大明湖) in east China’s Shandong province, balancing herself on just one leg(金鸡独立). In addition, she makes a series ofKungfu movements(武术动作) with a cat on her head!

Netizens are stunned by the unique morning exercise(晨练) routine. Most people give the woman a big thumbs-up, while some also point out this exercise has some potential security risks(安全隐患).

重点词汇 Key Words:

晨练 chén liàn 
"晨" is short for "早晨" and "练" is "练习", so the word means "morning exercise". It can be used as a verb (doing morning exercise) as well as a noun (morning exercise).

Eg. 晨练对一天的工作和学习都有好处。
    Morning exercise is good for work and study in a whole day.

    我不习惯这么早起床晨练。  
    I'm not accustomed to getting up so early to do morning exercise.

金鸡独立 jīn jī dú lì
It refers to a kind of Kungfu movement (posing as a pheasant standing on one foot).

Eg. 他的平衡感很好,可以金鸡独立十分钟都不会掉下来。
     His balance is so good that he can stand on leg for 10 minutes without falling.

常见运动词汇：

 

[pǎo bù] 跑步 running [qí zì xíng chē] 骑自行车 cycling [qí mǎ] 骑马 riding  [sài chē] 赛车 racing car  [tī zú qiú] 踢足球 playing football　 [dǎ lán qiú] 打篮球 playing basketball  [dǎ wǎng qiú] 打网球 playing tennis　　  [dǎ gāo ěr fū] 打高尔夫 playing golf

[dēng shān] 登山 mountaineering [yóu yǒng] 游泳 swimming [huá chuán] 划船 rowing　 [chōng làng] 冲浪 surfing  [róu dào] 柔道 judo [jī jiàn] 击剑 fencing  [huá xuě] 滑雪 skiing [huá bīng] 滑冰 ice skating