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Behold the Mighty Medicine Ball

Weighty exercise aid goes back a lot longer than you'd think

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 14, 2008 12:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – The thunk of a medicine ball may evoke images of football players doing strength and resistance training, but its history reaches far beyond the advent of modern fitness regimens. ESPN the Magazine chronicles the medicine ball through the ages, from gladiators' workouts to Renaissance medical...   Read full story »

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