Putin urges Soviet-style fitness program, with actor Seagal<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-urges-soviet-style-fitness-program-actor-seagal-164828722.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_XlroIARd_uPtkqMvhsCLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-13T165127Z_2_CBRE92C1AP300_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin and actor Steven Seagal visit a new sports arena in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin and actor Steven Seagal visit a new sports arena in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin reached back to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's era for a plan to improve Russians' physical fitness on Wednesday, and appeared with film actor Steven Seagal at an event aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among young people. In a meeting at a martial arts school on Moscow's outskirts, Putin called for physical education rooted in a Soviet-era system. "I think it would be quite appropriate to recall the positive experience of past decades when the so-called GTO, Ready for Labour and Defence, was in use in our country," he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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