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Ep 13 - Rock Climbing

People have always scaled mountains be it for finding resources, religious reasons, travelling or just plain fun. In Asia, Europe and North America, there have been discoveries of ?cliff-dwellers? who had scaled and carved their homes into mountains. Rock climbing as a sport did not begin till the 1880?s when it started in Great Britain, Germany and Italy and spread across Europe and America. Mountaineers wanted to train and practice specific ascension techniques without having to go all of the way up a peak. They started climbing cliffs and rocks closer to where they lived, and this started off rock climbing as a separate discipline. Rather than climbing in order to reach the top of a far off peak, they began climbing ?just to climb.?

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The game had been played by European children for centuries before it became recognized as a sport., id=2941073838, title=Family Sportified}, {video_thumbnail=https://6212555.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6212555/Circle%20Watch/Series/DCG/Family%20Sportified/aerial%20yoga.png, vidyard_id=PTFKKNPbVVV4ctGUY8zzns, path=ep-9-aerial-yoga, episode_number=9, episode_title=Ep 9 - Aerial Yoga, description=First started in the United States in the early 1990s, Aerial Yoga has since developed and become widespread across many countries. 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They were also used by ballet dancers to simulate ice skating on stage and evolved as a means of recreation and fun., id=2941079915, title=Family Sportified}, {video_thumbnail=https://6212555.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6212555/Circle%20Watch/Series/DCG/Family%20Sportified/mini%20trampoline.png, vidyard_id=qLxWDiDwRf18TbiqEvdzdg, path=ep-11-mini-trampoline, episode_number=11, episode_title=Ep 11 - Mini Trampoline, description=Exercising on a mini trampoline which is a low-impact form of physical activity can be quite the cardiovascular workout and help you burn a high amount of calories fairly quickly. 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Rugby was then played by gentlemen amateurs for fun and working class men for pay., id=2941079924, title=Family Sportified}, {video_thumbnail=https://6212555.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6212555/Circle%20Watch/Series/DCG/Family%20Sportified/cycling.png, vidyard_id=oTthMkLgJJ9ZV64PkmdaDS, path=ep-16-cycling, episode_number=16, episode_title=Ep 16 - Cycling, description=Cycling is regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transport for short to moderate distances. It?s environmentally friendly and requires no fuel except human power. The physical benefits of cycling of course are numerous and the intensity of your workout determines how much cardiovascular exercise you get and how many calories you burn. Recreational cycling reduces stress levels and increases social activity. Regular biking improves posture and coordination, muscle strength and joint mobility. It is a low impact exercise unless you do trail mountain biking through treacherous downhill terrain of course., id=2941079926, title=Family Sportified}, {video_thumbnail=https://6212555.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6212555/Circle%20Watch/Series/DCG/Family%20Sportified/squash.png, vidyard_id=PXPnu8jTRcRh56RkzxSqTm, path=ep-17-squash, episode_number=17, episode_title=Ep 17 - Squash, description=Tracing back to the 19th century, squash first started out as a racket game played in the prisons of London. 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Ep 1 - Karate

What comes to mind when you think about martial arts like kung fu or karate? You might relate it to well-loved and dramatic scenes from popular films...

Ep 2 - Soccer

Whether you call it football or soccer, it is definitely one of the most interesting sports we know today because of how widely known and loved it...

Ep 3 - Equestrian

Horse riding or horseback riding is one of the oldest sports in the world and fulfills every definition of sport, yet it is often perceived as an...

Ep 4 - Volleyball

Volleyball came about at a time when basketball was just introduced but was considered too vigorous. It was created as an indoor sport by William G....

Ep 5 - Basketball

When you hear the word Basketball, the image of an orange ball and a tall net with a metal rim will probably come to mind. The game is played between...

Ep 6 - Bowling

Bowling?s beginnings were traced back to drawings discovered in tombs as well as miniature pins and balls found in Egypt dating back to 5200BC. Balls...

Ep 7 - Judo

Judo originated from Japan in 1882 at a time when jujitsu was declining in popularity. It was founded by Kano Jigoro who had begun by studying the...

Ep 8 - Badminton

Before modern badminton, games played with a racket and shuttlecock had already been around for centuries. The rackets were called battledore and...

Ep 9 - Aerial Yoga

First started in the United States in the early 1990s, Aerial Yoga has since developed and become widespread across many countries. The popularity of...

Ep 10 - In-line Skating

The idea for inline skates came about when people thought of a way to practice ice skating even when it was off season. The first documented evidence...

Ep 11 - Mini Trampoline

Exercising on a mini trampoline which is a low-impact form of physical activity can be quite the cardiovascular workout and help you burn a high...

Ep 12 - Table Tennis

It is believed that Table Tennis was created on the dining tables of the British middle-class in the late 19th century after a meal as entertainment....

Ep 14 - Swimming

Swimming comes as second nature for most of us since we all spent 9 months practicing in our mother?s wombs. It may have been dated back as early as...

Ep 15 - Rugby

The name of the game derives from a place ? Rugby, in Warwickshire, Britain. It started with a boy from Rugby school who broke the rules of a...

Ep 16 - Cycling

Cycling is regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transport for short to moderate distances. It?s environmentally friendly and requires no...

Ep 17 - Squash

Tracing back to the 19th century, squash first started out as a racket game played in the prisons of London. Later on in the 1830s, students at...

Ep 18 - Kayaking

Kayaking is a fun activity that involves moving through water in a small water vessel with the aid of a double-bladed paddle. The paddler sits...

Ep 19 - Wushu

Wushu?s history can be traced back to as early as the Bronze Age when the development of techniques to defend oneself against wild animals and other...

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Ep 21 - Netball

The beginnings of netball developed after the game of basketball started gaining widespread popularity in America. James Naismith invented basketball...

Ep 22 - Cross-fit

CrossFit, meaning cross-discipline fitness, is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high...




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