Anthro Study Of Weight Lifting

For my fieldwork study I went to the University Recreation Center weight room. I began by observing and evaluating people inside the weight room. There were about thirty-five people working out. The ages ranged from eighteen-year-old freshmen to fifty year old Hofstra alumni. The males dominated in population by about eighty percent. Many ethnic groups spread throughout the room. The weight room consists of barbells, abdominal, back, shoulders, chest and leg machines. There are also …

…from all lands can find a common ground in the weight room because they are all there for one purpose. Everyone seem to know that they were all trying to better themselves, which was why they all seemed to be having a good time. Do people in other countries know the benefits of weight training? Do other cultures have the technology that we have? Is it important in all cultures to be fit and health?