https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia Human Diseases en-us 2020-08-29 16:21:13 UTC 2026-03-15 17:13:47 UTC hello@padlet.com chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706678797 He was the guiding pioneer of fitness in the 30's in California. Introduced aerobics, water aerobics, and resistance exercise. He also introduced numerous pieces of exercise equipment including the first cable-pulley machine, the Smith machine, and the first leg extension machine.]]> 2020-08-29 16:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706678797 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706685413 The opening of the first commercial gym is credited to French gymnast and vaudeville-strongman, Hippolyte Triat. He opened his first club in Brussels and then added a second in Paris in the late 1840s.]]> 2020-08-29 16:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706685413 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706688127 Founded in London, England the first YMCA, and all future YMCAs, would lead to wide spread fitness for men later women and children as well. According to the YMCA website, The first buildings constructed with gymnasiums opened in 1869. At the forefront of the health club model that would grow through the 19th and 20th Century.]]> 2020-08-29 16:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706688127 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706802962 Women make up more than half of the gym-going population today and some of that rise can be credited to the birth of health club chains in the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to the birth of the health club chain, fitness centers were primarily rusty and dingy huge rooms where mostly men would lift rusted weights and train for sports such as boxing and strength sports. ]]> 2020-08-29 20:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706802962 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706808397 In 1901 Eugen Sandow staged the world’s first physique contest. A lot of the body building and physique shows still loosely follow this model.Later in his life he promoted the burgeoning fitness lifestyle by marketing various publications, equipment, and dietary products and by operating a chain of fitness centers throughout Great Britain. To this day, the prize presented at the Mr. Olympia contest is named the Sandow. Named after this pioneer in the fitness industry. ]]> 2020-08-29 20:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/706808397 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707563132 The mega-chains continue to this day, however now a days the fitness public needs a more personal approach. The 1990s and 2000s saw smaller mom-and-pop health clubs, personal training, along with Cross-Fit and other specialty exercise facilities that cater to more of the personal touch.]]> 2020-08-30 22:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707563132 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707565393 Recently, we have seen a lot more "specialty" gyms pop up. As in CrossFit, Bodybuilding, and PowerLifting gyms. All varying in prices and inconclusiveness to the general public. ]]> 2020-08-30 22:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707565393 chrisbuckhorn https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707598031 The ancient Greeks were the first to have gymnasiums and they were a place where male citizens over the age of 18 were permitted to train for physical games. They trained and competed in the nude, mostly in wrestling, thrpwing, and running events. The gymnasium was overseen by a gymnasiarchs, who were public officials responsible for the conduct of training and performance of the sports at public festivals, such as the Olympics. ]]> 2020-08-30 23:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisbuckhorn/uwpehmdy6lzwu9ia/wish/707598031