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Question: How Popular Is BodyBuilding In India???
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I am currently exploring business opportunities in India and I was contemplating the establishment of more fitness clubs / gyms as well as Bodybuilding associations.Indians are not exactly famous for their bodybuilding prowess but I have noticed that the few that do it, tend to be very good at it. I was just wondering how popular bodybuilding is in India?
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Answer#1: Many people seem to have funny and ignorant views about present day India.The body building gyms are mushrooming in many cities now adays.People can efford both good food and good life.India is the fast growing consumer industry and many multintional companies are making a bee line.You may like to know Arnold Schweg negger is likely to visit India soon.And who says vegetarians are not strong.The elephent,the rhino are vegetarians.One of our national body builder is a pure vegetarian eventuough his family takes nonveg.Many states like punjab.W.Bengal.Bihar,UP MUMBAI encourage body building.If you are serious the time is now.Other wise you will miss the bus.Don't listen to ignorant freelancers.You may write to Body building associations in many states.
Answer#2: Not as popular as u r....!.
Answer#3: most of the indians have no money to have two meals a day. then the question of body building does not arise. it is only for people who do not do any physical labour and lead sedentary lives in A.C. rooms and in the evening go to gyms.
Answer#4: Considering that Indians are fast tending to have:i. The largest %age of cardiac diseases in the world![ 60% cardiac cases of the world will be in India, by 2010, acc to WHO report.]ii. Eat a lot of fast-foods and junk foods.iii. Lead a stressful, fast-paced lifeiv. Eat food with a lot of pesticides,more and more Indians all over the country are conscious about these facts, and want to do something about it!Hence body building and health-related activities will be the next TRILLION Dollar industry by 2010!!What part of that pie do you want to take??
Answer#5: It is big in Punjab, and growing. There is a great tradition of strength training in India, not "bodybuilding" in terms of "shaping" per se. Some of the best wrestlers used to come from India, especially the Punjab. The problem is that gyms are very expensive. The middel/upper class use them, but remain mostly out of shape! The village body builders use traditional methods of squats and push-ups.
Answer#6: I know many Indians who feel that being slim is better then being muscular. Also, being the majority are vegetarian it is harder for them to build muscle
Answer#7: very popular
Answer#8: they have elephants to do their heavy lifting
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