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Sports can be a great way to get and stay fit, let off steam or provide an outlet for your competitive spirit. Whatever your height, weight or build, there is probably a sport for you. Some sports, such as football and rugby, involve physical contact.
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Throwing a punch is a complex series of movements that begins in your feet and ends with your knuckles striking a target. Boxing uses every muscle in your body but some are more active than others. The most active muscles are the ones that will become stronger as a result of regular boxing workouts.
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Fitness means different things to different people. For some, fitness means being able to run a long way or swim quickly while for others it is the ability to lift heavy weights or do the splits.
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One of the best ways to get the most out of a skiing trip is to arrive fit, healthy and ready to ski. Poor levels of fitness can mean that you ski less than you'd like to because you fatigue quickly. Being ski fit can may also reduce your risk of injury.
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Javelin is a power throwing event. Although the javelin is quite light, javelin throwers must be strong, fast and athletic to be able to launch the javelin as far as possible. Throwing a javelin is a whole body movement that starts with a fast run-up and ends with the arm whipping through as fast as possible.
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Boxing itself and training for boxing can get you in great shape -- boxers are among the fittest of all athletes. Success in boxing requires strength, muscular endurance, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, power, courage -- and plenty of heart.
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A combination of gymnastics, weightlifting, sprinting, and jumping, pole vaulting is one of the most technically demanding events in athletics. Pole vaulters must be fast, powerful, strong, agile, and brave to succeed in this challenging and sometimes dangerous sport.
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Badminton players need to possess a variety of fitness capabilities to be successful. Cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, agility, power and strength are all desirable traits that can be developed with regular training.
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Shotput is an athletic field event where competitors take turns throwing a heavy metal ball from a 7-foot diameter circle using one arm. The shot is pushed -- called putting -- as opposed to thrown under or over arm.
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Hitting a punch bag is a great workout -- not just for your arms but your whole body. Long “rounds” of three minutes will develop your anaerobic fitness and muscular endurance, while shorter “rounds” of higher intensity punching will develop power and strength.
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The shot put is an athletic throwing event that involves putting, or pushing, a heavy metal ball with one hand as far as possible from a circle 7 feet in diameter. The shot put has been featured in every modern Olympic games since 1896.
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Throwing events are amongst the oldest in track and field athletics. Where competitors once threw rocks and spears, they now use the shot and javelin. Throwing events require great strength and throwers are usually the biggest athletes in any athletic competition.
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Cricket is a non-contact bat and ball sport with similarities to baseball. A batsman faces a bowler and attempts to hit a hard, leather-covered ball to score runs. Cricket bats are traditionally made of white willow wood that has been treated with linseed oil to make the wood waterproof and less likely to split.
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Track spikes are worn by runners to maximize their grip during competition and training. The spikes, usually made of metal, screw into the sole of the shoe and the length and configuration of the spikes depends on the running surface and event.
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Soccer is an anaerobic sport that consists of rapid bursts of activity followed by short periods of rest. To be successful, a soccer player must have pure sprinting speed but also the ability to dodge other players and make tackles, which requires agility.
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The 5x5 workout is a simple yet effective training system devised by football strength coach Bill Starr in the 1970s, focusing on compound exercises like squats, power cleans, and bench press to build functional muscle mass and increase strength.
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