Fusion Fitness - Softcover

Millard, Anne-Marie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856264629 ISBN 13: 9781856264624

Publisher: Kyle Cathie, 2003

Combining martial arts and cross-training exercise, Anne-Marie Millard's 15 workouts will appeal to people looking for fun new moves and those who are intimidated by conventional martial arts. Each workout has specific benefits, allowing readers to achieve their personal goals and incorporate new moves as their fitness improves: * using kicks from Tae Kwon Do, a high-energy workout targets the heart and lungs * a balanced workout with fast and slow movements teaches mental and physical control * slow and precise moves from Kung Fu work muscles for strength or endurance * a Ju-Jitsu-inspired workout with floor-based exercises targets the core stability muscles * morning and evening workouts, with relaxation techniques and self-massage, encourage deep breathing and improved circulation. Readers will also learn the principles of a balanced diet, as well as how to prepare for exercise and heal existing sports injuries. Anne-Marie shows how to burn fat, tone muscle, de-stress and improve stamina through a series of 15 east-meets-west, fusion-style workouts that can be adapted to suit all goals and fitness levels. Fusion Fitness will attract new converts to martial arts, as well as those bored with conventional workouts. An expert in 8 different martial-art styles, as well as western sports science, Anne-Marie fuses these different disciplines in a rounded and fun series of workouts. A journalist-instructor who juggles coaching and a regular column in New Woman, Anne-Marie is skilled at communicating (her enthusiasm, as well as clear work-out instructions and the considerable benefits of her approach to exercise). This is a timely exercise manual that reflects a broad-based surge of interest in all martial-art forms. Enrolment in martial-art classes is rocketing, fuelled in part by Hollywood's current fascination with all-things 'kick-box'. This is a stylish and up-dated introduction to traditional martial arts - modern eye-catching layouts and stylish photography complement Anne-Marie's fusion-style approach to martial arts instruction.

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Review:

Fusion Fitness is reader friendly and easy to follow -- Evening Standard, May 2003

From the Author:

Not being a natural athlete I would like to think that I am living proof of the benefits of martial arts. Having spent the last ten years working in an industry where all my peers seemed effortlessly fit and healthy, it took the inclusion of not just the physical but the philosophical side of martial arts to help me realise my fuller potential.
Anyone with the inclination can take part, not only in this book, but in the wider world of martial arts and gain great benefit from it. It is an amazing source of physical, mental and spiritual worth and the greatest thing is that is doesn't matter where you are coming from, what age, gender or fitness level, you will not only enjoy it but reap the rewards too!
I have genuinely learnt a lot,not just about my health and fitness, but about many other aspects of my life whilst training in Tae Kwon Do and meet many fascinating people along the way - I do hope this book manages to inspire each and every reader. Enjoy!

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