Huang Zhiqiang from the university's athletic association disclosed that the activity was intended to encourage obese students to reach healthier weights.
Sagittarius: You're athletic, Sag, and are usually pretty fit.
But it is not just their athletic ability that men want to emulate.
One sushi chef is changing the game by shaping his offerings into some of today's most popular athletic shoes.
"It's a great rarity today for someone to achieve athletic success who doesn't take drugs.
London marks her 2nd appearance in the Olympics, and she is one of only 2 athletes, along with South Africa sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who will compete this year at both the Olympics and Paralympics, the athletic contest for the physically disabled.
Studies have found a correlation between short naps and improved athletic abilities, including faster sprint times and better motor reaction.
According to the Chinese Athletic Association, 328 marathons were held across China last year, attracting 2.
"Compounds in this spice help reduce muscle damage and inflammation, and promote muscle repair, guaranteeing a higher level of athletic performance" Carlucci explains.
There are already a number of products and methods used to boost athletic performance that the International Olympic Committee considers to be illegal.
Unlike athletic tape, kinesio tape is thin and pliable, and meant to keep injured joints from bending to prevent further injury.
Last year, the world's second-largest athletic brand opened more than 500 Chinese stores, taking its total to about 9,000.
In ancient Greece, athletic endeavors were seen as an important preparation for war, but Coubertin's gathering in Athens was a more clumsy affair, with 241 athletes, all white and male, competing in nine different sports over two weeks.
" Russia's track and field athletes are already barred from competing in Rio after the International Association of Athletics Federations voted in June to maintain a global competition ban on the All-Russia Athletic Federation (Araf).
He is very strong and athletic.
"We got a physical team, an athletic team, and we have to use that to the best of our ability.
The Ministry of Education urged high schools and colleges to give more consideration in admissions to students' PE class attendance, fitness level and on-campus athletic performance.
In another instance of disputed copycatting, a Chinese athletic clothing company called Uncle Martian has denied mimicking the much better known Under Armour brand, despite having a very similar logo.
Dressed in a T-shirt and knee-length shorts, he was lean, athletic and as handsome as a model.
Many sportspeople do sit-ups as part of a raft of exercises which aim to improve their core stability, but research from Thomas Nesser from Indiana State University suggests that improving your core stability doesn't necessarily result in better athletic performance.
