Or they thought that the gym buddy was really only encouraging him - or herself.

或者他们认为视频伙伴只是在鼓励他们自己。

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And when their gym buddy told the exercisers to feel the burn, they instead burned out.

当视频伙伴告诉锻炼者感觉脂肪燃烧时，他们却精疲力竭了。

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Exercising with a partner is a good motivator. But maybe only if your gym buddy keeps quiet. That's according to research to be published in the Journal of Medical Internet research.

根据即将发表在《医学互联网研究杂志》上的研究，锻炼伙伴是一个很好的动力，不过前提条件是你的伙伴能够保持安静。

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"Without having somebody push you, whether it's a gym buddy or some concept of a coach, you tend to fall off the wagon, " says Perez.

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But after a football-playing buddy accompanied Orlando to a public gym and walked him through several sets of exercises with weights, he began to feel more comfortable with the routine and the culture.

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