Gyms in Afghanistan

By Ryan on August 20th, 2007

According to the August issue of Men’s Health magazine the  Mr. Afghanistan bodybuilding contest has become the hottest ticket in town…

Since the fall of the Taliban, gyms have opened throughout Kabul.  You see them everywhere, tucked into garage-size storefronts beneath huge pieces of plywood.  The gyms… stand in the shadow of shattered buildings, beside other shops selling sacks of cement and cases of Coke — the foundations on which all great nations are built.  (New York times)

It may seem odd to some that in a country ravaged by war with little or no facilities that fitness is of any concern. 
Maybe the fact is because the lack of these facilities or more importantly services TV and the other deterrents of Western society they have more time to focus on themselves.

There may be a lesson in that for all of us?????

• A recent fitness industry article about transfermymembership.com in the United Kingdom.
• Benefits of 24 Hour Fitness Centers
• Possible float of a major gym chain

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