Before the modern, more egalitarian age of sports began during the latter half of the 20th century, men were much more likely than women to compete in athletics. In the 21st century, women can do almost anything men do across the board, although women have better opportunities in some sports than others.
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Ask someone if it’s important to remain fit and healthy and you’ll no doubt hear a quick “yes.” But you may receive a pause if you ask why it’s important. When you understand why an action is beneficial, you have greater motivation to perform that action, and remaining fit and healthy is no different.
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The object of basketball is to shoot the big orange ball through the slightly larger circular hoop. Shooting is one of basketball’s basic skills, and one new players are typically eager to learn.
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Learning the differences between various types of clubs is important for new golfers. Each category of clubs -- such as drivers, fairway woods, rescue clubs, irons, wedges and putters -- has its own capabilities.
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If you’re looking to run faster or jump higher, you’ll probably need to strengthen the quadriceps and hamstrings in your thighs and the gluteus maximus muscle in your butt. Bodybuilders or anyone else seeking a chiseled physique should also perform exercises targeting the glutes, quads and hamstrings.
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You have several options if you want to improve your softball pitching speed. Strengthening your body is one obvious method, but improving your pitching mechanics can be equally as effective.
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The loft on your driver is a key factor that helps determine the success of your tee shots on longer holes. All else being equal, the more lofted your driver, the higher and straighter your shots will fly. At the same time, balls don’t tend to roll as far when they’re hit with a high trajectory.
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At a glance, a treadmill might seem like a relatively simple machine, featuring a rotating running belt on which you walk or run. But any machine with moving parts can have glitches. Additionally, the console’s electronics may occasionally malfunction.
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Some exercise machines can only perform a single activity. On the other end of the spectrum, you’ll find multipurpose devices that offer numerous options. The Weider 8630 Universal Gym is on the multipurpose side of that line.
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Roughly 15 to 20 percent of the adult male population is left-handed, but more than 40 percent of plate appearances in major league baseball are taken by left-handed batters. A key reason for this discrepancy is the advantage lefties typically have when facing right-handed pitchers.
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The ExerHealth company, and later Icon Health & Fitness, have manufactured a line of exercise machines called HealthRiders since 1989. The HealthRider Total Body Aerobic Fitness machine was an early model that’s no longer manufactured, but you may still find it in gyms or on the used equipment market.
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If you’re a distance runner you must train frequently to build the endurance necessary to run for miles at a time, which makes the treadmill a handy tool, particularly when the weather is bad.
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Hybrid clubs have rapidly become popular across the golfing spectrum in the 21st century. Originally designed to help amateur golfers improve their games, hybrids have found their way into many professional golf bags, including those of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players.
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Wrestling is one of the most popular high school sports among boys in the United States -- with more than 270,000 boys from public and private U.S. high schools participating in the 2012 to 2013 school year, along with about 8,700 girls -- according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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A treadmill maximum heart rate test is just what the name indicates; the test, performed on a treadmill, is designed to increase the exerciser’s heart rate to its maximum. The procedure is also known as a “stress test” and that label is also accurate, because the test does stress your heart and push it to its limit.
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If you’re planning to take up golf, be ready for a game that requires good body control and hand-eye coordination. Playing golf can also improve your fitness, particularly if you carry your clubs instead of riding a cart.
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Some NCAA Division I schools specialize in football. Others are best known for basketball. Maintaining success in both sports is a challenge, but a few schools have been up to the task.
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Adding weight to the head of a golf club isn’t a new idea. For many years, golfers attached strips of lead tape to clubs to try to correct swing flaws. Club manufacturers have taken the idea a step farther in recent years, designing clubheads with ports into which you can place weights.
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The days when a golf ball was a fairly simple device are long gone. Today’s golfers must consider many variables, such as the cover material, dimple pattern, the number of layers and, of course, compression. A golf ball’s compression measures how easily the ball changes shape -- is compressed -- upon impact.
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