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Pushing tires. Whipping ropes. CrossFit enthusiasts at the Academy of Lions demonstrate the lengths they'll go to in the quest for fitness. Could you keep up?

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Can you lift an empty beer keg over your head? (Or can you just empty it?)Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Can you stand up from a supine position while supporting a fellow human being with one hand? This guy can.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Can you flip a 300-pound (136-kilogram) tractor tire back and forth?Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Yes, you too, ladies.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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How about whipping 50-foot-long pieces of rope over and over?Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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At least the rope climbing sounds fun. Right?Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Too much? You could start more simply, say, by pulling yourself up on the rings.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Or by throwing a medicine ball around with a friend.Kevin Van Paassen

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Still too much? Surely you can at least do some weights - like these kids at a CrossFit Gym in Calgary.Chris Bolin

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You won't be as adorable as little Erin Lane, shown here, but at least you'll be fit.Chris Bolin

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