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Discovered in the sandy countryside near Oxyrhynchus, the document offers a rare glimpse into the structured world of professional athletes during Roman rule. This Greek text, preserved by Egypt's arid climate, reveals the administrative side of ancient athletic organizations and highlights the enduring influence of Greek cultural practices in Roman Egypt.This small archaeological discovery from many years ago is a living piece of history that shows us the love for sports that people in Ancient Greece and Rome had. This is why they were so meticulous and organized, in a way very similar to today's gym memberships...The letter mentions someone...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned. “We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said in a March 12, 2025, memorandum ordering the review. “Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has...

Pennsylvania voters are no stranger to the disastrous policies of the Harris-Biden administration. Pennsylvanians are paying nearly $1,000 extra per month for the same basket of goods due to Kamala’s inflation crisis. At the same time hardworking Pennsylvanians are bringing home real wages worth less and racking up more credit card debt. Gas and diesel prices hit historic highs thanks to the Harris-Biden administration’s crackdown on American energy and Pennsylvania fracking. More broadly, Pennsylvania has been on the receiving end of America’s lopsided trade deals that have allowed foreign adversaries to hollow out our industry. Countless factories have shuttered, and...

It was revealed this week that Federal Air Marshals have been assigned to tail former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hi) whenever she flies on commercial airlines in the United States because she has been put on the suspected terrorist watchlist. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn) wondered "why is this well-regarded former member of Congress, former Democratic candidate for president, and US Army veteran considered a potential national security threat?" Gabbard speculated that "my recent criticism of Vice-President Harris' lack of fitness to hold the office of president seems to have inspired the Department of Homeland Security to classify me as a security...

As November's US election edges ever closer, with her husband now facing Kamala Harris after Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race, Melania Trump is firmly front and centre once more, after a few low-key years following the couple's White House exit. The 54-year Slovenian-American beauty, who was First Lady during Donald Trump's 2017-2021 presidency, looks every inch as model-esque as she did when her husband first starting taking his political ambitions to a new level 20 years ago. Melania, who grew up in Sevnica, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), has been on glowing form recently as the election race hots up -...

The more self-actualized you become, the higher you are on self-righteousness, blaming other people’s problems on their failure to be as healthy as you.OK, this is going to sound a little hypocritical, as I have hard-recommended every activity and pursuit, every wellness wheeze and rejuvenation exercise the modern world has dreamed up. […] But there is a dark side to wellness, which I always, for shorthand, thought of as political: getting fit makes you more rightwing. The mechanism is incredibly simple: you embark on this voyage of self-improvement, and more or less immediately see results. You feel stronger and more...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden to reporters, who asked if there is a “different sort of level of vigor that is perhaps not as visible” in the 81-year-old president. A reporter asked the White House press secretary if there is, perhaps, a different level of “vigor” displayed by Biden behind the scenes — a level the American people are not seeing. This theme is on everyone’s minds following the damning report from special counsel Robert Hur, who essentially concluded that they will not prosecute Biden in his classified documents case, repeatedly pointing to his deteriorating...

The New York Times editorial board slammed President Biden’s press conference that he gave in response to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s assessment of his "poor memory." The editorial – published Friday ­– declared that Biden’s assurances during the presser that his memory is "fine" "didn’t work," and that they raised "more questions" about his sharpness. The board then advised Biden that he needs to "do better" to convince the American people that he’s up to the job, especially as former President Trump has a "very real chance of retaking the White House." The piece began by noting polls showing how...

White Supremacists' Latest Scheme to valorize violence and hypermasculinity has gone digitalIt appears the far right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends to expand its decade-plus radicalization of physical mixed martial arts (MMA) and combat sports spaces. Earlier this month, researchers reported that a network of online “fascist fitness” chat groups on the encrypted platform Telegram are recruiting and radicalizing young men with neo-Nazi and white supremacist extremist ideologies. Initially lured with health tips and strategies for positive physical changes, new recruits are later invited to closed chat groups where far-right content is shared. Physical fitness has always...

Podcaster Joe Rogan and Tesla CEO Elon Musk roasted MSNBC for a Monday tweet highlighting an article about the "far right’s obsession with fitness" that linked fitness and nutrition efforts to Adolf Hitler and White supremacist ideology. "MSNBC thinks you’re a nazi if you work out lmaooo," Musk wrote in a viral tweet Monday with over 5 million views. "Being healthy is ‘far right.’ Holy ----," Rogan, wrote. While Rogan is most famous for his popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," he has also competed in martial arts competitions throughout his life and served as a UFC commentator.

WATERTOWN, SD — As mainstream media reports circulated that maintaining physical fitness is a sign of far-right extremism, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that the agency already has a surveillance team closely monitoring what is believed to be a local fascist training facility. "This place just cranks out dangerous right-wing nutjobs," said one source within the FBI who requested to remain anonymous. "It may be located in a shopping mall, and the people coming in and out look like normal, law-abiding citizens…but with how physically fit they all appear to be, there is every indication that...

Major Jones may very well be exempt from all physical fitness and height-weight standards. ... Physical Fitness Testing Physical fitness is a fundamental requirement of your service. You are required to meet the physical fitness testing standards based upon your gender marker in your Service’s personnel data system and in accordance with Service regulations. If temporarily unable to meet the standards, it may be necessary to request an ETP or medical waiver. While the 6-month exemption from physical fitness standards is not unusual for servicemembers undergoing rehab after an injury, applying it to someone for failing to make height-weight standards...

Once again, the President of the United States has fallen down at a public event, this time after delivering the graduation speech at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Anyone can slip and fall, but when an 80-year-old elder repeatedly falls in public, it is a sign that it’s time to retreat from the rigors of normal activity and receive the care that a lifetime of work merits. So far, thankfully, Joe Biden’s falls have not broken a hip or otherwise caused serious, permanent damage. But there is no reason to expect that the pattern of falls we have...

The researchers discovered that adults only comfortable with walking/cycling short distance had a higher risk of death and functional disability. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered a connection between the risk of functional disability or death in older adults and the distance they are willing to walk or cycle to reach common destinations (such as a friend’s house or a supermarket). As they age, physical or cognitive decline can make it difficult for some older adults to navigate their community, affecting their quality of life and becoming a burden on society. However, a recent study by researchers at...

How did U.S. exercise trends go from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating Richard Simmons? That evolution is explored in a new book by a historian of exercise, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author of the book Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession, out Jan. 2023. Nowadays, at the beginning of every New Year, many Americans hit the gym to work off their holiday feasts. This momentum usually starts to fade in mid-January, according to a 2019 analysis of data on fitness tracking apps by Bloomberg. But such new year’s resolutions are pretty new—as is the concept of exercise...

Everybody is a little bit self-obsessed at the gym. It's the kind of place where everyone is there to make their bodies look better and to become more healthy in general, while also staring at themselves in the mirror and watching every other gym-goer attentively. For women in particular, the gym ends up being a fish bowl and a place where, if you're any good at lifting or look cute in any way, you get watched and stalked like a prey animal in hunting season. For one young woman who is a personal trainer, micro influencer, and body positivity warrior,...

President Biden has said in a pre-midterms radio interview that he feels like he’s 50 and that his looming 80th birthday seems as distant as being able to fly. “What would 80-year-old Joe tell 50-year-old Joe in this moment?” radio host Willie Moore Jr. asked Biden in the sitdown, which was recorded Sunday and aired Monday. “That I’m still 50 — that’s the first thing I’d tell him,” Biden answered. “You think I’m kidding. I’m not kidding. That’s number one. “Number two, I can’t even say that number, 80, you know. But I’m serious, I no more feel that than...

Doug Brignole, an icon in the world of bodybuilding and an author, has died at the age of 63. The cause of death has not been revealed yet. Brignole strongly supports with vaccination against COVID. His last statement on the subject of vaccine safety has been widely shared on the internet. “I have enough confidence in the vaccine, based on my research, to get it done,” Brignole said. “Those of you who think the vaccine kills people can use me as a test. If I die, you were right. If I don’t die, and have no ill effects, you were...

Talmud-ist Maimonides (1138-1204) urges to make exercise: One should work or exert himself in some other way. The rule is that he should engage his body and exert himself in a sweat-producing task each morning. Afterwards, he should rest slightly until he regains composure and [then, he should] eat. If he were to bathe in hot water after exerting himself, it would be beneficial. Afterwards, he should wait a short while and eat.

Astute businesswoman Suzanne Somers revealed in a new interview that her ThighMaster has earned her a massive chunk of change over the years. “Well, I grew up poor, and I live a good life,” the “Three’s Company” alum, 75, coyly told hosts Dax Holt and Adam Glyn on the “Hollywood Raw” podcast Wednesday. Somers then provided more exact figures, sharing, “It’s $19.95 x 10 million [products sold], so you kind of do the math, and we’re probably at 15 million now.”