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Payoff at the pump? a hard look at a controversial new class sweeping health clubs nationwide

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The Body Pump is the latest exercise craze hitting a great number of health clubs. While the Body Pump exercise, consisting of weight lifting to the tune of pop and dance music, is being marketed as the best body shaping exercise, a number of health experts are cynical of its benefits.

Author: Shea, Sarah Bowen
Publisher: Weider Publications LLC
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1998
Innovations, Evaluation, Physical fitness, Exercise, Weight training for women, Women's weight training

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Trail tricks

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Runners must learn to shift weight smoothly by flexing their knees when trekking uphill slopes. They are also advised to observe rest steps when walking steep inclines, particularly when equipped with back packs. Doing so increases endurance and maximizes the use of energy.

Author: Shea, Sarah Bowen
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1997
Methods, Running, Hiking

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Sole contenders: the hot new running, walking and sports shoes you've been striving for

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The kind of shoe an individual wears is important to excel in an activity. There are shoes fit for walking, running and other sports. Several kinds and brands of shoes are currently available in the market.

Author: Shea, Sarah Bowen, Brunick, Tom, Richie, Douglas H., Jr.
Publisher: Weider Publications LLC
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1998
Athletic shoes, Running shoes, Varieties, Walking shoes

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