Here are a few ideas to get you started: Capoeira, Nia, Yoga.

Capoeira - an African-Brazilian fight-dance, game and martial art in led by a master. An adventurous alternative to exercise, Capoeira is thought to have been created by enslaved Africans during the 16th Century. Check it out; you'll soon spot similarities with a very familiar dance-form ( the American art of Breakdancing, which has its origins in this fighting sport. For more on Breakdancing Click here

Nia simultaneously addresses the body, mind, and spirit, and puts them together with music, movement and personal expression to integrate one’s inner being with one’s outer body, or musculature. To achieve this whole-being integration, Nia addresses the whole person using a comprehensive, holistic exercise technique, designed by Carlos and Debbie Rosa, with a combination of nine classic movement forms.

Nia Blends Nine Movement Forms Martial Arts: T’ai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, AikidoDance Arts: Jazz Dance, Modern Dance, Duncan DanceHealing Arts: Yoga, Alexander Technique, The Teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais

Nia teaches you to discover Dynamic Ease, which is what an alternative to exercise should do. Practiced barefoot and to music, Nia is for any fitness level, from stiff beginners to highly fit athletes at any age. This technique delivers cardiovascular conditioning and follows the innate intelligence (wisdom)of the body.

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Amy Hovatter Hardee - Black Belt Nia Teacher and Trainer.

Want to know more about Nia Training? Click on this link... Nia Training .

Yoga is an ancient practice, which means to "join," developed as a science from years of experimentation and repetition. (Yogis wanted to be able to sit comfortably in meditation.)

Yoga stills the mind with a series of practices including breath, concentration, and postures called "asanas" to focus and still the mind. Meanwhile the whole body is also sculpted and made healthy in the process - making Yoga a great alternative to exercise! A student is encouraged to start at any age and fitness level as there are many levels from beginner to a more advanced practice which involves intense breathing retention and longer meditations.

Regardless Yoga remains number one or two of American fitness trends because it is effecive as a means of living and staying sane in crazy technological time.

Find out more by contacting an experienced teacher Click here to Go to LesLee Ames Yoga .

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