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China: Internet reshaping fitness industry

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Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world

An online commercial released by Nike (NKE.N) this week that showed Arab women fencing, boxing and spinning on ice-skates has stirred controversy over its attempt to smash stereotypes about women leading home-bound lives in the conservative region.

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Convenience helps 24-hour sports gyms pick up speed

Twenty-four-hour sports gyms, or fitness clubs that are open late at night and in the early morning, are increasing in number.