Book Description
Provides an introduction to the sport of kickboxing, including equipment, techniques, training and fitness routines, preparing for competitions, self-defense, and related matters.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,12 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780028631752
Provides an introduction to the sport of kickboxing, including equipment, techniques, training and fitness routines, preparing for competitions, self-defense, and related matters.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780028639833
Explains the Pilates attitude, technique, equipment, and the importance of posture and diet, and discusses how to teach others the Pilates method.
Author : Cezar Borkowski
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,42 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780028629476
Learn the origins of various martial arts, how to select the best style, and discover the keys to achieving a balance between physical, spiritual, and mental training. 70+ photos.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 161564427X
All you need is a mat to reap the benefits of pilates. There's no excuse not to begin your at-home pilates practice! The book takes readers through the complete sequence of Pilates Mat exercises with photos and step-by-step instructions. Formal Pilates classes are enormously beneficial; however, they are also very expensive. Using The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Pilates on the Mat, readers can practice Pilates Mat exercises on their own--without all the expensive and intimidating equipment found in the studio or gym. Pilates is a fitness phenomenon that's been around for nearly 100 years. Through a series of strength and stretching exercises, it builds core body strength, improves posture, relieves pain, alleviates symptoms of serious chronic diseases, and has a positive impact on all of the vital systems--all while building a connection between the body and the mind. Along the way, fitness expert Karon Karter gives readers: • A Pilates primer: how and why the method works on every body, inside and out. • Basics for better breathing and posture. • Safe instruction for flexing toward your healthiest self. • Expert advice on Pilates Mat exercises and using simple equipment, such as the Magic Circle. • Poses and postures to increase range of motion, bone density, respiration, circulation, and muscle control. • Exercises for toning muscles and melting fat, making the body look lean, healthy, and younger.
Author : Ashley Martin
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2012-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1462905552
The Complete Martial Arts Training Manual is a complete guide for anyone who has an interest in the martial arts. Having a broad knowledge of the various techniques of the martial arts gives a martial artist an expanded ability to counteract a variety of attacks and overwhelm an opponent's defenses. Author Ashley Martin shares with the reader his years of experience as a practitioner and teacher. He provides a catalog of the various martial arts being taught worldwide and their strengths and weaknesses. He then covers the basics of hand-to-hand techniques within each of those disciplines, from strikes to ground fighting. Finally, he offers information on the overall health and well being of the martial artist, including important nutritional information and stretching techniques. The Complete Martial Arts Training Manual is a solid foundation of martial arts for beginners and a key supplement for the veteran martial artist.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher : Fair Winds
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Exercise for women
ISBN : 161673454X
Here is your get-gorgeous encyclopedia packed with 300 step-by-step photos! Drawing from several fitness approaches, including cardio, Pilates, yoga, free weights, and interval and strength training, veteran fitness trainer Karon Karter will get your body in the best shape it can be. Karter gives readers the fastest solutions for every body issue they face, from saggy butts to slack arms, by offering an incredible range of exercises that fit every need.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher :
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Pilates method
ISBN : 9781610595070
Author : Raúl Sánchez García
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1783083468
‘Fighting Scholars’ offers the first book-length overview of the ethnographic study of martial arts and combat sports. The book’s main claim is that such activities represent privileged grounds to access different social dimensions, such as emotion, violence, pain, gender, ethnicity and religion. In order to explore these dimensions, the concept of ‘habitus’ is presented prominently as an epistemic remedy for the academic distant gaze of the effaced academic body. The book’s most innovative features are its empirical focus and theoretical orientation. While ethnographic research is a widespread and popular approach within the social sciences, combat sports and martial arts have yet to be sufficiently interrogated from an ethnographic standpoint. The different contributions of this volume are aligned within the same project that began to crystallize in Loïc Wacquant’s ‘Body and Soul’: the construction of a ‘carnal sociology’ that constitutes an exploration of the social world ‘from’ the body.
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Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category :
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For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.
Author : Karon Karter
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,71 MB
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1569756058
The first book to offer a wide range of hot new balance training techniques including exercises that use all the fun new equipment items. Like all Ulysses Press fitness books the content will be easy to follow and the exercises will be heavily illustrated.