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Article: Weight training increases in popularity.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- August 30, 2003
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2003 AUG 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Step into most fitness centers these days and you'll find men and women, young and old, pumping iron - and it's not just to look better in a swimsuit.
Lifting weights can fend off heart disease and osteoporosis, curb chronic pain, and slow the weight gain and susceptibility to injury associated with aging.
Strength training is among the most popular sports in America, with almost 16 million people lifting free weights regularly (compared to 10.4 million running) and more than 9 million working out on machines, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association.
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