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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.
大多数九岁的孩子们都在努力完成体育课上的跑步训练。但他们的同龄人米拉·比佐托已经成功挑战了美国海豹突击队为极端健身的成年人所设计的竞赛。
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是一项持续两天的严酷挑战，其中包括36英里跑步，18公里（约11英里）游泳以及穿越六重障碍物。这听上去很困难是吧？的确。米拉为此训练了九个月，每周5天，每天3小时。
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.
她是年纪最小的参赛者，并且她还表示，自己是"为了激励iPad一代才参加的竞赛。但这也是为了抵制校园暴力、号召他人一起锻炼身体而做出的努力。"
"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.
米拉告诉CBS Miami记者："我不希望人们因为不自信而放弃。"她的父亲兼教练表示，米拉在学校曾遭受欺凌，但是在她开始健身重拾自信之后，一切都好转了。他说："我认为不是因为所接受的健身训练使她不再受欺凌，而是因为她的外表变化非常大，并且她也知道该如何保护自己。"
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.
必须要说的是，青少年训练过猛很有可能会对身体造成伤害。医生们警告说，在年少时过度锻炼可能会导致身体劳损并且无法完全发育。和其他情况一样，在做出任何的锻炼改变之前，你或你的孩子都最好向医生咨询。
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.
虽然如此，米拉还是深深地打动了编辑。如果一个九岁的小女孩能够在24小时内完成跑步、攀岩、游泳和爬行，那么我觉得自己也能在瑜伽垫上做满一个小时的瑜伽。
