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Muscle display— Essen
Preface
The fitness industry appears to be outrunning the economic downturn. At the Fibo trade show in Essen in April, optimism was high – and so was the number of million-euro equipment deals.
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01Elvis impersonator at the Health Hoop stand
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02Water Rower’s wooden rowing machine
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03Lockers by Stuttgart-based firm Kessler & Söhne
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04Luca Ceccaroni of Technogym
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05Female bodybuilder – or so it seems
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06Equipment by Enformax Europe
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07The climbing simulator Climbstation by David Sports
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