Hard by the Santa Monica Pier, on an otherwise empty section of beach, there is a plaque which reads, "The Original Location of Muscle Beach. The Birthplace of the Physical Fitness Boom of the Twentieth Century." Although somewhat...

Muscle Beach refers to either Muscle Beach Venice, an area in Venice, California, United States, on Ocean Front Walk two blocks north of Venice Boulevard or to Original Muscle Beach, the actual and original location of "Muscle Beach", located on the...

When I first saw this month's "Gravity Gains" photos (starting on page 124) featuring a workout on the beach, it stirred visions of the postwar golden days of Muscle Beach in Southern California. The shoot was actually done where the original Muscle Beach once...

00-00-0000 Building muscles at the beach -- Improve tone in feet and legs by running in sand BILL PARISI Date: 05-23-2002, Thursday Section: GET SET! Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B During shore vacations, it can be...

Think back to the first time you heard the word weightlifting. The term probably brought to mind images of curling dumbbells, bench pressing, and pumping iron until your veins popped out. But take a little time to flip through our workouts and you'll realize that...