London is trying to build an image for itself as a super-fit city ready for the 2012 Olympic Games, but London took a knock today as research showed that more than three-quarters of the population could not run one mile. A new survey claimed a third of all Londoners could climb only three flights of stairs before stopping for breath and half cannot touch their toes. The research also disclosed a lack of understanding about exercise, with...
After you have developed the habit of exercising with weights, you may wonder if there is more to resistance workouts than training for general fitness goals. What competitive activities exist for strength training enthusiasts? Most resistance training programs for general fitness have their origin in the competitive sports. Competitive strength events usually fall into the categories of power lifting, Olympic lifting, and bodybuilding. Power lifting consists of three lifts: the bench press, squat, and dead...
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