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  2. Michael Yessis - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, he and athlete Fred Wilt coined the term plyometrics while observing Soviet athletes warming up. [2] In 1982, Yessis traveled to the Soviet Union to work with Yuri Verkhoshansky, a biomechanist and sports trainer. [citation needed] Yessis' teaching career focused on a performance-based version of sports conditioning and training. [3]

  3. Warming up - Wikipedia

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    Swimmers perform squats prior to entering the pool in a U.S. military base, 2011 Steven Gerrard warming up prior to a football match in 2010. A warm-up generally consists of a gradual increase in intensity in physical activity (a "pulse raiser"), joint mobility exercise, and stretching, followed by the activity. For example, before running or ...

  4. Aerobics - Wikipedia

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    In 1968, he published Aerobics, which included exercise programs using running, walking, swimming and bicycling. At the time the book was published there was increasing awareness of the need for increased exercise due to widespread weakness and inactivity. Cooper published a mass-market version The New Aerobics in 1979. [1] [2]

  5. Radio calisthenics - Wikipedia

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    The idea for radio broadcast calisthenics came from "setting-up exercises" broadcast in US radio stations as early as 1923 in Boston (in WGI). [1] The longest-lasting of these setting-up exercise broadcasts was sponsored by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (now MetLife), which sponsored the setting-up exercise broadcasts in WEAF in New York which premiered in April 1925. [1]

  6. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the exercise becomes a jump-strength exercise and not a true plyometric one. Jump technique remains the same regardless of whether it is a true plyometric exercise or a jump exercise. The hips, knees, and ankles flex when landing and the joints extend on the upward return.

  7. Just Dance Kids 2 - Wikipedia

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    Like its predecessor, Just Dance Kids 2 is a dance-based music game with an emphasis on songs that are popular with children. The game was released on October 25, 2011 in North America, November 3, 2011 in Australia and November 4, 2011 in Europe and contains 40 songs. [1]

  8. List of Yuri on Ice characters - Wikipedia

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    Minako is Yuri Katsuki's ballet teacher and owner of the local dance studio in Hasetsu. She is currently lacking students, aside for Yuri K., who she still helps in his training. She was once a famous dancer herself and a teacher that traveled around the world to teach others the art of ballet. Minako also runs a small snack bar called Kachu.

  9. Vocal warm-up - Wikipedia

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    Vocal warm-up demonstration from the United States Navy Band. A vocal warm-up is a series of exercises meant to prepare the voice for singing, acting, or other use. Vocal warm-ups are essential exercises for singers to enhance vocal performance and reduce the sense of effort required for singing. Research demonstrates that engaging in vocal ...