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Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni (Persian: آیین پهلوانی و زورخانهای, "heroic sport") [1] or varzesh-e bāstāni (ورزش باستانی; varzeš-e bāstānī, "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics and a form of martial arts [2] originally used to train warriors in Iran [3] [4] Outside Iran ...
The first recorded gymnasiums date back to over 3000 years ago in ancient Persia, where they were known as zurkhaneh, areas that encouraged physical fitness. The larger Roman Baths often had attached fitness facilities, the baths themselves sometimes being decorated with mosaics of local champions of sport.
This engraving on wood shows gymnastics, monkey bars, and synchronised Indian club swinging being practiced in a large gym run by the YMCA. London, c. 1888. Gymnastics, climbing, fencing, and boxing in a commercial gym environment. Roper's gymnasium, Philadelphia, c. 1831. Ballistic training. Throwing the javelin [49] Plyometrics training ...
Club swinging is believed to have originated in India and Persia by soldiers as a method of improving strength, agility, balance and physical ability. [1] [2] Gada club is a blunt mace from the Indian subcontinent. Made either of wood or metal, it consists essentially of a spherical head mounted on a shaft, with a spike on the top.
This element is distinct from the English word gym, short for gymnasium and gymnastics which has Greek and Latin roots. [3] The second element, khānā has a Persian origin, meaning a home or a compartment. In Persian, (خانه) is a term for dwelling, house. [4] The court language of the Mughal Empire was Persian.
Jim Rowley knows uphill climbs—and which battles are worth fighting. He’s been in the fitness industry for over 30 years, and has spent over a decade at the helm of gym chain Crunch Fitness ...
Hassan Golestaneh (Persian: حسن گلستانه), born 21 March 1983 [citation needed], is a world champion and bodybuilding coach and the first world medalist in the field of fitness from Iran. [1] He is considered the founder of fitness and bodybuilding in Iran. [2]
Brock is the first gym leader that many trainers faced in their journeys, and kicked off a long line of first gym leaders being Rock-type masters. Of the Rock-type leaders, though, Brock is ...