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[/floatl]AP: Sumo fitness DVD on sale in Japan
Exercise videos typically feature svelte, muscular models. But Japan's latest fitness program sports a figure known more for girth than grace: the sumo wrestler. "Sumo Health Exercises'', released by the Japan Sumo Association this month, contains 12 sets of stretches, squats and splits demonstrated by professional wrestlers. These models are a world away from rail-thin yoga instructors _ they include hefty wrestlers such as the 140 kilogram Wakakasuga and 116 kilogram Hokutosho...The DVD, which sells for 2,625 yen, might even help people achieve the sumo look: it includes tips on making chanko nabe, the meaty, calcium-rich stew that forms the staple of the sumo diet...more...
