as in calisthenics
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The modern gym culture was born on Muscle Beach, institutionalized by Gold’s Gym in Venice, and later globalized by Jane Fonda’s aerobics empire.—
Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Over an ebullient little bouncy bit of house, an aerobics instructor encourages movement as Idehen encourages Movement politics.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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After her gymnastics career, Strug went on to work as an elementary school teacher and in several positions in the White House and Justice Department.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Bart Conner is 68.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The cabin, meanwhile, is home to two bucket seats upholstered in black leather with blue inserts and red Oreca racing harnesses, air conditioning, and an Alpine CD stereo system.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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Improving his conditioning level is an ongoing process as well.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Baena's grand debut on the bodybuilding circuit just got grander.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, April 4, the 28-year-old son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia Baena achieved a win in a second bodybuilding federation.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Exercise is also great, so running, weight lifting.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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But either way, that confession illustrates exactly where the Dolphins are headed going into next week’s start of the offseason training program, which begins with weight lifting and conditioning work.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Moving from the treadmill to the floor, adding the use of dumbbells while balancing on a workout ball then back to the treadmill pushes participants to levels normally meant for professional athletes.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The kid never missed a workout, never missed practice, and never wanted to come off the field.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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What does all this have to do, pray, with a woman pouring milk from a jug, or reading a letter, or patiently making lace—the kind of activity, that is, pursued in Vermeer’s art?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Going from one activity to another may be hard as well for children living with trauma.—
Dr. Andrew Garner,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Plyometrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plyometrics. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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