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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book attempts to address the subject of physical training as it relates to health and fitness from a both philosophical and pedagogical perspective. In that, the current popularization of fitness seems at odds with its original intent; which was the cultivation of the mind-body and spirit ( an internal manifestation of intent) through the systematic practice of a discipline such as yoga, martial arts, gymnastics or dance or a training program specifically designed to prepare an athlete for sports participation-track and field, basketball, football, etc., which required the participant to have mastered the basic physical prerequisites-good posture, balance, coordination, agility, suppleness, command of basic calisthenics, and kinesthetic awareness, necessary for high levels of performance while minimizing the risk of injuries.This book's premise is about making a mind shift from the current definition and practice of physical fitness as portrayed by many popular fitness media personalities, health and fitness magazines and many big box health clubs, to one in which the acquisition of physical fitness is likened to the study of the martial arts where one follows the path, or commonly referred as the way or (Dao).The characters depicted in the book, though their backgrounds may differ, follow a physical fitness similar in fashion. A regimen that owes much of its origin to ancient Chinese martial arts, calisthenics (body weight training) propagated by the ancient Greek athletes and the physical cultural movement of the mid 1800's to early 1900's that took place here in the United States and in parts of Europe. The aforementioned had a common philosophy. And that was physical training, whether for the purely aesthetic, muscular strength, athletics, or general good health, should be systematic, progressive, efficient, and most important work. In other words, progress that is validated through observation-well coordinated fluid movements, better stability (balance), improved posture and aesthetics. And measurable-able to successfully perform a series of basic strength to body weight tests: pull ups, dips, push-ups, sprints with perfect form. Hopefully, in some small way, the stories in this book about characters striving to achieve physical mastery of a discipline or engaging in a challenging free form of movement for the sheer delight of it, will give the reader pause the next time he or she hears about the latest exercise gimmick or gizmo or the next must have fitness celebrities' workout DVD.And maybe, just maybe, they'd be on the verge of a mind shift.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Giovanni Colafranceschi's adventures began in the small town of Pofi in the province of Frosinone in the Lazio region of Italy.In this only authorized biography of his life, the author-a descendant of Colafranceschi-traces back his relative's life to its earliest beginnings, including his attendance at medical school in Rome and his untimely departure from Italy to the United States to search for his father.The biography explains how World War I delayed Giovanni's return to his betrothed in Italy and why he never returned. It also explains how he found the love of his life, Maddalena, while working in coal mines and how they went on to have ten children.Giovanni, however, would battle an addiction to alcohol for much of his life, which led to his divorce. Even after he was admitted to the hospital, Maddalena-who never stopped loving him-would not visit him because she could never forget that he'd abandoned her for the bottle.Join a proud family as they look back at the life of one of their own and view his victories and failures through the prism of the immigrant experience in Dr. Gianni, Medicine Man.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Julia is an Australian woman who was apprehended by police in Athens. She was incarcerated in Korydallos Prison as she struggled to prove her innocence. Julia shared her life with women who had committed petty crimes as well as those who had committed gruesome murders.She valiantly concentrated on making the best of her adverse circumstances, never losing sight of the day she would walk out through the prison gates and back into the freedom she had lost.Her health suffers, and she overcomes a distressing accident, but she never gives up hope. This ordeal completely changes her outlook on life forever.…