美國9歲女孩挑戰24小時障礙賽 抵制校園霸凌

Most 9-year-olds are trying to keep up in the mile run in gym class. Milla Bizzotto, on the other hand, just crushed a race designed by U.S. Navy SEALs for ultra-fit adults.

大多數九歲的孩子們都在努力完成體育課上的跑步訓練。但他們的同齡人米拉·比佐託已經成功挑戰了美國海豹突擊隊爲極端健身的成年人所設計的競賽。

BattleFrog 24 lasts two grueling days and involves running 36 miles, swimming 18 kilometers (about 11 miles), and tackling six laps of obstacle courses. Sound intense? It is. Milla trained for nine months — five days a week for three hours a day — to get into fighting shape.

BattleFrog 24是一項持續兩天的嚴酷挑戰，其中包括36英里跑步，18公里（約11英里）游泳以及穿越六重障礙物。這聽上去很困難是吧？的確。米拉爲此訓練了九個月，每週5天，每天3小時。

She is the youngest entrant ever and says she's competing as a form of "inspiration for the iPad generation." But it's also part of an effort to fight bullies and inspire others to do the same.

她是年紀最小的參賽者，並且她還表示，自己是"爲了激勵iPad一代才參加的競賽。但這也是爲了抵制校園暴力、號召他人一起鍛鍊身體而做出的努力。"

"I just don't want people to quit because they don't believe in themselves," Milla told CBS Miami. Her father (and coach) says that Milla had been bullied in school but that the trouble stopped once she started training and gained confidence. "I think the bullying thing has died down without her having to take physical action, just because her outlook is so much different now that she knows how to defend herself," he said.

米拉告訴CBS Miami記者："我不希望人們因爲不自信而放棄。"她的父親兼教練表示，米拉在學校曾遭受欺凌，但是在她開始健身重拾自信之後，一切都好轉了。他說："我認爲不是因爲所接受的健身訓練使她不再受欺凌，而是因爲她的外表變化非常大，並且她也知道該如何保護自己。"

That said, there can be risks to adolescents pushing themselves too hard. Doctors warn that overexercising at a young age can lead to overuse injuries and put a strain on bodies that aren't yet fully developed. As always, speak with a doctor before you (or your child) make any big fitness changes.

必須要說的是，青少年訓練過猛很有可能會對身體造成傷害。醫生們警告說，在年少時過度鍛鍊可能會導致身體勞損並且無法完全發育。和其他情況一樣，在做出任何的鍛鍊改變之前，你或你的孩子都最好向醫生諮詢。

Still, if nothing else, Milla has inspired this beauty editor. If a 9-year-old can make it through 24 hours of running, climbing, swimming, and crawling, I can make it through an hour of yoga — super flexible mat neighbors be damned.

雖然如此，米拉還是深深地打動了編輯。如果一個九歲的小女孩能夠在24小時內完成跑步、攀巖、游泳和爬行，那麼我覺得自己也能在瑜伽墊上做滿一個小時的瑜伽。