For anyone who has struggled on a gym mat, hands behind head, straining to touch elbows to knees, there's good news: The sit-up's reign as a workout standard may be ending.

對(duì)于那些躺在健身板上、雙手放在腦后、吃力地彎起身子靠向膝蓋的人們，這兒有個(gè)好消息：仰臥起坐作為鍛煉的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)日子可能要結(jié)束了！

People from high-profile exercise gurus to military experts are arguing that the sit-up, that staple of fitness tests, presents too great a risk of back injury.

許多知名運(yùn)動(dòng)教練和軍事專家都認(rèn)為，仰臥起坐（體能測(cè)試主要項(xiàng)目）具有很高的背部受傷風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

A recent editorial in Navy Times, an independent publication that covers the U.S. Navy, called for banishing the sit-up from the physical-readiness test sailors must pass twice each year.

《海軍時(shí)報(bào)》（一份專門報(bào)道美國(guó)海軍的獨(dú)立刊物）最近一篇社論呼吁從水兵每年兩次必須通過的體能測(cè)試中廢除仰臥起坐項(xiàng)目。

The editorial called it "an outdated exercise today viewed as a key cause of lower back injuries."

該篇社論稱，仰臥起坐是“一種過時(shí)的運(yùn)動(dòng)，是造成下背部傷患的主要原因”。

The Canadian Armed Forces recently cut the sit-up from its fitness test, citing concern over potential injury and its lack of connection to actual military work.

加拿大軍方最近廢除了體能測(cè)試中的仰臥起坐項(xiàng)目，原因是該項(xiàng)目可能造成傷害、以及和實(shí)際的軍事工作并沒有多大關(guān)系。

Tony Horton, creator of the popular P90X video workout series, says he no longer does sit-ups or crunches, their truncated cousins.

著名P90X鍛煉系列視頻的作者托尼·霍爾頓表示，他再也不會(huì)做仰臥起坐和卷腹了。

"I really believe that the traditional, antiquated crunch has seen better days, and it's time to make a change," Mr. Horton says.

霍爾頓說道：“我真的認(rèn)為這種傳統(tǒng)、過時(shí)的卷腹方法曾經(jīng)紅極一時(shí)，但是現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候做出改變了。”

For anyone who has struggled on a gym mat, hands behind head, straining to touch elbows to knees, there's good news: The sit-up's reign as a workout standard may be ending.

對(duì)于那些躺在健身板上、雙手放在腦后、吃力地彎起身子靠向膝蓋的人們，這兒有個(gè)好消息：仰臥起坐作為鍛煉的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)日子可能要結(jié)束了！

People from high-profile exercise gurus to military experts are arguing that the sit-up, that staple of fitness tests, presents too great a risk of back injury.

許多知名運(yùn)動(dòng)教練和軍事專家都認(rèn)為，仰臥起坐（體能測(cè)試主要項(xiàng)目）具有很高的背部受傷風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

A recent editorial in Navy Times, an independent publication that covers the U.S. Navy, called for banishing the sit-up from the physical-readiness test sailors must pass twice each year.

《海軍時(shí)報(bào)》（一份專門報(bào)道美國(guó)海軍的獨(dú)立刊物）最近一篇社論呼吁從水兵每年兩次必須通過的體能測(cè)試中廢除仰臥起坐項(xiàng)目。

The editorial called it "an outdated exercise today viewed as a key cause of lower back injuries."

該篇社論稱，仰臥起坐是“一種過時(shí)的運(yùn)動(dòng)，是造成下背部傷患的主要原因”。

The Canadian Armed Forces recently cut the sit-up from its fitness test, citing concern over potential injury and its lack of connection to actual military work.

加拿大軍方最近廢除了體能測(cè)試中的仰臥起坐項(xiàng)目，原因是該項(xiàng)目可能造成傷害、以及和實(shí)際的軍事工作并沒有多大關(guān)系。

Tony Horton, creator of the popular P90X video workout series, says he no longer does sit-ups or crunches, their truncated cousins.

著名P90X鍛煉系列視頻的作者托尼·霍爾頓表示，他再也不會(huì)做仰臥起坐和卷腹了。

"I really believe that the traditional, antiquated crunch has seen better days, and it's time to make a change," Mr. Horton says.

霍爾頓說道：“我真的認(rèn)為這種傳統(tǒng)、過時(shí)的卷腹方法曾經(jīng)紅極一時(shí)，但是現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候做出改變了。”