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a system of physical exercises performed using various types of weights—barbells, dumbbells, block units, and other sports equipment—with the aim of developing the muscles of the human body. In the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and some other countries the term “body-building” has also been adopted.

Exercises with weights in order to develop the body’s strength and beauty were practiced in ancient Greece and Rome and in time spread to many countries. In Great Britain at the end of the 19th century, the German E. Sandow worked out the basic principles of modern physical culture. International body-building contests have been held since 1901, and since the mid-20th century there have been annual world championships in physical culture. In 1946 the International Federation of Physical Culture was organized, which in 1974 included about 80 national federations. The International Olympic Committee does not recognize physical culture as a sport or the contests between physical culturists as sports competitions. During the 1950’s professional physical culture became widespread in a number of countries. It emphasized muscle size and ignored the overall harmony of physical development and health (an excessive increase in muscle size results in deterioration of health, impairment of joint mobility, and loss of coordination).

In the USSR during the 1960’s physical culture sections (athleticism, calisthenics) were organized in a number of sports societies, but physical culture has not become widely popular.

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No references found	And they have physical culture exercises every morning and evening. Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context Agravaine was a good deal better equipped than his contemporaries with grey matter, but his height in his socks was but five feet four; and his muscles, though he had taken three correspondence courses in physical culture, remained distressingly flaccid. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context Great Britain spent upon army and navy money and capacity, that directed into the channels of physical culture and education would have made the British the aristocracy of the world. The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context	Phymatidae Phymosomatidae Phymosomatoida Phynnodderee physa Physalis Physalopteridae Physalopteroidea Physaraceae Physarales physiatrics physiatrist physical physical access physical address physical addressing physical adsorption physical anthropology Physical Binary Physical Chemistry physical climate physical climatology physical compatibility physical constant Physical Constants Physical Culture Physical Culture and Sports Physical Culture, Institute of Physical Culture, Institutes of Physical Culture, Scientific Research Institutes of physical data independence physical data structure physical depreciation Physical Development physical device table physical disability physical drive Physical Education physical education and training Physical Education Instructors, Training of physical electronics physical examination Physical Exercise physical exfoliation physical file physical fitness physical forecasting physical format Physical Geographic Belts Physical Geographic Subzones Physical Geographic Zones	Physical Conditioning Physical Conditioning Physical Conditioning Physical Conditioning Platoon Physical Conditioning Program Physical Configuration Audit Physical Configuration Identification Physical Configuration Item Physical Configuration/Control Audit Physical Connection Management Physical conservation law Physical conservation law Physical constant Physical Constant Test Reactor Physical constants Physical Constants Testing Reactor Physical Constraints File Physical contact Physical contact Physical Contradiction Physical Control Zones Physical Convergence Sublayer Physical correction Physical cosmology Physical Crisis Intervention Physical criteria Physical criteria Physical criteria Physical criteria Physical criteria Physical Culture Physical Culture and Sports Physical Culture, Institute of Physical Culture, Institutes of Physical Culture, Scientific Research Institutes of Physical custody Physical Damage physical damage assessment Physical Damage Insurance Physical Damage Waiver Physical Data Access Unit Physical Data Flow Diagram physical data independence Physical data model physical data structure Physical death Physical death Physical death Physical death physical deconditioning Physical Deliveries Physical Delivery Physical Delivery Service Physical Delivery System Physical Demand Assessment Physical Demands Information Form Physical dependence Physical dependence Physical dependence Physical dependence Physical dependency

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And they have physical culture exercises every morning and evening.

Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

Agravaine was a good deal better equipped than his contemporaries with grey matter, but his height in his socks was but five feet four; and his muscles, though he had taken three correspondence courses in physical culture, remained distressingly flaccid.

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context

Great Britain spent upon army and navy money and capacity, that directed into the channels of physical culture and education would have made the British the aristocracy of the world.

The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context