Wednesday, October 24, 2007

  • Classic Indian Clubs

    • Classic Indian ClubsClassic Indian Clubs

    Indian Club swinging is believed to have originated in India by soldiers as a method of improving strength, agility, balance and physical ability.

    During the annexation of India, British officers witnessed the graceful motions and essential property of expanding the chest and exercising every muscle of the body.

    The British brought the Indian Clubs to Europe where the Germans and Czechs adopted club swinging into their physical training systems. German immigrants brought the clubs to the United States in the mid-1800s, where they were soon introduced into both American school physical education programs and military physical readiness training.

    Indian CLubs are especially useful in exercises for rounding out and deveoping the shoulders and arms.

    They also help to improve the chest and back muscles and develop grace and coordination of movement as well as good carriage. And, keep in mind, this is a method of training altogether different than traditional "weight" training -- you wouldn't think that only a few pounds of wood could provide such an effective workout...

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    Posted by John Wood @ Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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