Exercise & Fitness - Page 52

Manufacturer: Ymaa Publication

Learn Tai Chi Sword step- by- step with Master Yang. Tai chi chuan is a kind of moving meditation with ancient roots in Chinese martial arts. Beyond the bare-hand tai chi form awaits the elegant and highly effective tai chi sword, which has long been considered the highest achievement in tai chi training. The beautiful and flowing tai chi sword form will strengthen your body, sharpen your mind, and raise your spirit. You will learn: 1) The complete 54-posture tai chi sword form 2) Tai chi sword qigong 3) Seldom-taught sword applications. This Yang-style tai chi sword is taught step by step by Master Yang, Jwing-Ming, and shown with front and rear views. "The ultimate or final goal of tai chi sword training is to gain a deep understanding of yourself in order to lead a more enlightened life." -Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Manufacturer: Acacia Brand: FIENNES,MAYA

""To be in her presence, and to feel her spirit, her energy, and her teaching is an extraordinary experience"" Deepak Chopra. Musician and yoga teacher Maya Fiennes combines her talents to create a stunningly beautiful Kundalini practice focused on fortifying the bodys stress defenses. Maya uses movement, breath, mantra, and chantsall set to her own exhilarating musicto awaken the spirit, energize the body, and relax the mind. These movement sequences are designed to detoxify and strengthen kidneys and adrenals, the bodys first line of defense against stress-induced illness. Among the easiest styles of yoga to learn, Kundalini can produce dramatic results quickly. Youll feel more awake and aware, healthier, and better able to face everyday challenges. Amazon.com description You may have years of yoga experience, but if it's limited primarily to the hatha style that's practiced most commonly in the West, musician-instructor Maya Fiennes' Kundalini Yoga to Detox and Destress may prove very surprising--and in very a good way. The London-based Fiennes describes kundalini as both "the mother of all yoga" and "among the easiest styles of yoga to learn" (not to mention a good way to "prepare for the Aquarian Age" that's coming in 2012, for those watching their calendars), a combination of movement, breath, and chanting designed to awaken, energize, and relax. That may all be true, but the contrast to the more familiar hatha style is striking. Where the latter usually concentrates on holding poses, gradually but subtly deepening them over the course of several long breaths, kundalini features almost constant movement; rapid side arm extensions and seated lifts and drops (a bit like jumping up and down on a trampoline from a seated position) are but two examples of the intense but highly enjoyable routines demonstrated here, and although the entire 60-minute program is done seated, on the back, or an all fours--there are no standing poses whatsoever--it's plenty strenuous enough to provide a good workout. Indeed, even pr...

Manufacturer: Gaiam - Fitness Brand: Gaiam Americas

Want to burn fat, blast calories, and rev your metabolism? Developed by the editors of Women s Health Magazine, Ultimate Fat Burn slays up to 500 calories, here s how: This workout combines fun athletic drills, strength training, and high-impact cardio for a leaner, tighter, and slimmer body. This workout is so effective that it will crank up your resting metabolism, and you ll keep burning fat long after you ve hit the showers.Burn up to 500 calories in this high intensity full body routine. Also includes: bonus core stability abs workout!

Manufacturer: GoddessWork

Healing yoga to awaken the Goddess within you! Snakes have always been associated with healing and the life force energy called Kundalini. In this meditative program that revitalizes the spirit, you will find the inner serpent in your body. Sense into cellular knowing. Open the spine and chakras. Connect instinct to essence. This Yin-style yoga is a cooling, lunar process that enhances intuitive intelligence. Both beginners and experienced yoginis will benefit from this restorative practice. Deep relaxation and conscious breathing release tension and quiet the mind. Undulating floor poses, back bends and inversions develop a strong supple spine. Let go, banish stress, draw energy into the body to feel radiant and refreshed. SPECIAL FEATURES: Ambient Fusion Soundtrack by - Lakshmi Devi and Christopher Krotky Serpent in the Spine Meditation with - Mystical Music by Lis Addison - Shakti Painting by Hrana Janto - Chakra Animation by former Pixar artist Dean Foster DVD EXTRAS - Yoga Poses Booklet - Drawings by Hrana Janto - Isolated Music Score - Interview - Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Manufacturer: Cerebellum Corporation

AM Relaxing the mind is essential to achieving total health. Unfortunately, busy and stressful lives causes tension that hinders our ability to unwind and fully relax. David Carradine will show you how to use the proven techniques of Tai Chi to totally relax your mind while also getting a satisfying full body workout. This is accomplished by Tai Chi movements that rest the mind yet strengthen and work the muscles. Additional exercises will clear the mind, relieve stress and pull the energy of the active mind into the lower abdomen, the body s natural energy source. This thirty- minute program will fully prepare you for meaningful relaxation the key to achieve Peace of Mind. PM Let David Carradine energize your body with the soothing, flowing movements of Tai Chi. This ancient physical art form uses stretching, deep breathing and invigorating circular motion to gently awaken and loosen your entire body. As your body slowly warms, carefully designed moves will tone and strengthen muscles. You will also clear and relax the mind while stimulating and increasing your natural energy flow. This thirty- minute program will enlighten the senses and refresh the spirit. Your entire body will enjoy a complete workout that energizes and refreshes.

Manufacturer: Mobility Limited

This DVD was created for the Arthritis Foundation by yoga therapist Shoosh Lettick Crotzer, who has been teaching yoga for more than 36 years, and physical therapists. It is a state-of-the-art, easy-to-use yoga-based program and it includes breathing techniques, stretches, strengthening exercises, an aerobic section, and a total body relaxation. All five participants on this tape have various types of arthritis (one also has MS, one has fibromyalgia), work at different levels, and range in age from 35 to 72. Those with a variety of types of arthritis and related conditions, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis, plus those with fibromyalgia, MS, or seniors who want a basic gentle exercise routine can benefit from this tape. It is widely used throughout the country and is recommended by rheumatologists. It shows one person seated (except for a 5-minute standing section where he is holding onto a chair) making it also an excellent, basic exercise program for anyone in a wheelchair, or for those who need or simply prefer to exercise while seated. It is a good companion to the book Yoga for Fibromyalgia: Move, Breathe & Relax to Improve Your Quality of Life by Shoosh Lettick Crotzer. This DVD also includes a Spanish version.

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker

What is a Cougar? A woman who has made the decision not to throw in the towel and let age dictate how she looks! The photo of Joyce Vedral on the cover says it all - a true Cougar at "45 plus 20." Your workout time is 20 minutes a day for the 3 day routine, 30 minutes for the 2 day routine. You'll see clear toning and definition in just 3 weeks. You do between 4 and 10 exercises per body part, in just the right order to challenge your muscles to the max without exhaustion. You burn more fat without getting bulked up. In addition to toning and defining muscle, you get a great aerobic workout too! And as a bonus, you'll build bone, gain strength, and kick up your metabolism.

Manufacturer: RMAX.tv Productions

Ageless Mobility is an easy-to-learn, follow-along, low-impact, immediately effective movement program involving a scientific blend of dynamic mobility combined with simple flowing yoga. Ageless Mobility gives you pain-free quality of life, and the ability to move gracefully, effortlessly and play without the dreaded 'day after pain.' Ageless Mobility is a program from the Circular Strength Training® System, a scientific 3 winged system of prehab now so you don t have to rehab later. This program is designed in a genetically-programmed sequence of movements, lubricating each joint, one after another, until the entire body becomes fully flushed with nutrition. Most people suffer through their lives literally starved for this kind of critical movement! Once each joint is well oiled and ready to move, then soft, flowing yoga movements, easily learned, release the body of chains of tension. This specific process helps prevent daily aches and pains while helping abate the onset of shoulder bursitis, elbow tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck and lower back disc herniation, hip, knee and ankle strain. The simple breathing exercises incorporated into the program manage stress at a biochemical level, while at the same time increasing core strength and helping gastrointestinal health. The Ageless Mobility program can be performed once or twice a week for 45 minutes and still impart 100% of the medical benefits of the exercise. In the time that most people channel surf throughout the day, any Boomer, anyone of any age for that matter, can again have that energetic zeal of pain-free mobility wellness! You're as young as your joints! BONUS PROGRAMS: X10D Golf-Pro and Tennis-Pro In these bonus programs, you will learn the genetically-programmed sequence of how to flush your connective tissue with crucial nutrition which not only "extends" the pain-free power and injury-free stamina of your game, but increases your energy and slows the aging process. We are literall

Manufacturer: Fitness Favorites, LLC

With the approval of Gaiam Americas, Inc. The FIRM Volume 6 'Boomers' DVD with Jayne Poteet (original 1989 Release) is exclusively manufactured and distributed by Fitness Favorites, LLC. Designed by Anna Benson, the DVD has a menu & chapters, and is packaged in a full-sized, shrink-wrapped DVD case. A preview of this workout is available at Anna Benson Workouts on You Tube. For maximum convenience & economy, begin a regular home exercise program. Medical research proves that for all ages, even the elderly, the best way to reverse aging and lose fat is not aerobics - but a combination of weights & aerobics. By using variable weights, this DVD extends the age range to the ultimate with a cast including a US Marine & women over sixty! Easy for beginners, or maximum tough, The FIRM typically produces visible results within 10 workouts. Master Instructor Jayne Poteet leads a vigorous, joint-friendly program with grace & authority. The combination of heavy weights & tall step produces superior hip/thigh shaping. Recommended Equipment: Heavy dumbbells (10-15 lbs.), light dumbbells (3-8 lbs.), short aerobic step (4" to 10") & tall sculpting step (14" to 17").