Capoeira Conditioning
How to Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements
North Atlantic Books · Print & ebook · December 8, 2005
A whole-body training program using exercises from the Brazilian martial art of capoeira—perfect for staying in shape and improving your cardiovascular fitness, strength, and agility The popularity of capoeira continues to rise as more people discover how useful—and fun—it can be for increasing agility and flexibility, as well as strength and endurance.
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- Who it’s for
- Capoeira movements anchor whole-body training, with guidance on technique, fitness benefits, and nutrition.
- Genres
- Martial Arts, Aerobics, Strength Training
- Published
- North Atlantic Books, December 8, 2005
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A whole-body training program using exercises from the Brazilian martial art of capoeira—perfect for staying in shape and improving your cardiovascular fitness, strength, and agility The popularity of capoeira continues to rise as more people discover how useful—and fun—it can be for increasing agility and flexibility, as well as strength and endurance.
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Capoeira Conditioning is an illustrated guide to whole-body training based on this increasingly popular Brazilian martial art. Designed for all ages and all levels of experience, the book is a step-by-step training manual with photographs that guide users through every movement and sequence. Accompanying text gives special pointers and describes the fitness benefits of each individual technique. Capoeira Conditioning offers no-frills advice about nutrition, regularity of training, capoeira in relation to other sports, and capoeira conditioning for children, along with a simple Q&A section.
Capoeira Movements
Capoeira movements anchor whole-body training, with guidance on technique, fitness benefits, and nutrition.
Come here for
- Photographed movement sequences with pointers for each technique
- Fitness benefits described for individual techniques
Expect
- Advice on nutrition and regularity of training
- A simple Q&A section
Where it sits
| Aerobics | 66% |
|---|---|
| Martial Arts | 61% |
| Strength Training | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dance Workouts
- Martial Arts
- Training & Conditioning
- Authors
- Gerard Taylor, Anders Kjaergaard
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Published
- December 8, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Dance Workouts