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GET YOUR KIT ON:This week rowing and tug of war feature in our continuing series on taking up a new activity

THOUGH PHYSICAL fitness is the most obvious benefit of taking up any of the sports covered in this series, there’s also a social aspect to most. Mind you, it’s only with this week’s – rowing and tug of war – that I can actually guarantee you’ll pull.