Odd fitness: World Wife-Carrying Competition

There's plenty of ways to get fit, and it's important to find the method that works best for you -- even if that means being a little unorthodox.

Like the sport of wife carrying, for instance. The competition is just how you'd imagine it, with men racing one another while their wives hang on for dear life. However, it's not as if these guys are taking a walk through the park. The course is 250 meters long, and includes a pool -- plus several hurdles. Completing the event sounds like a feat in it's own right, but what's even more astounding, is that they do it in about a minute -- this year's winner finished in 61.7 seconds, and the world record holder finished just 56.9 seconds.

But not everyone is in it for the fitness -- some just show up to have a good time. One guy ran the race dressed as a convict, finished 19th, and promptly declared: "Now for beer." Another couple, from Ohio (who finished 33rd), said: "...not only did we have fun, but so did our kids and the people here had fun."

Sounds like a good perspective on getting in shape -- even if it is a little out of the ordinary.