The Shaolin Workout: 28 Days to Transforming Your Body, Mind and Spirit with Kung Fu

---

---

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-09-21 rating:
Not quite what the title says...
This book describes a set of solo exercises that is best described as warm up exercises to a normal martial arts training session. About half of the book describes warm up and streching techniques. One quarter of the book is about how to get into and out of some basic kung fu stances while the last quarter is about some basic kicks and punches. All exercises are show in a stand alone format more as aerobic exercises than martial art techniques. The explanations in the book describe how to perform the exercises but not what they are for or how to use them in a martial arts setting.

If you are already practicing a martial art superficially like kung fu then there is nothing new or life changing in this book. If you have not practiced martial arts or just want some variation to your normal aerobics class then this book may be for you.

By the way, some of the streching techniques described in the book are actually very bad streching techniques. If you do buy this book, whatever you do, DON'T BOUNCE while streching! Bouncing, or any fast movement, while streching triggers a protective reflex in the body that contracts the muscles you are trying to strech. If you bounce while streching you significantly increase the risk of tearing a muscle or tendon as well as causing the muscle to become slightly shorter. Slowly and decisively is the way to strech.

---

review by: date: 2008-08-13 rating:
Simpley superb!
I wasnt expecting much from this book but I have to admit I was very wrong. Put together in a very simple to follow plan without consuming all of your day. I have now completed 14 of the 28 days and I am feeling very chilled and have a much greater range of flexibility. I am thoroughly enjoying doing the workout and would honestly recommend this book to everyone.

---

review by: Readers are Leaders date: 2008-05-21 rating:
The best 30 minutes of your day
To complete all of the exercises in this book takes @30-35 minutes a day.The sifu calls them active meditations, as while you are training your body, you are training the mind.They are best done (in my opinion)first thing in the morning, leaving you nice and loose to face the day.There are also daily meditations in the book to help you focus mentally. One of my favourites is translated as "Stay loose in everything I do", which is meant to help you focus on not letting external factors influence your feelings, moods etc.Good, detailed instructions and quality photographs, mean that you can see exactly how to do each movement.I judge books by the quality of information in them, and how much enjoyment I get out of them.This book scores top marks in both those catagories

---

review by: netface date: 2007-08-29 rating:
Fantastic exercises and very inspiring.
This is a superb book. The moves are all demonstrated step by step by colour photographs of the Sifu. Its split into 28 lessons, the first 9 being pure stretching exercises which even by themselves are excellent. The remainder cover basic kung fu movements. There is no doubt the physical and mental benefits of the exercises are fantastic. I always look forward to exercising using this book. I also like the writing style of the Sifu who peppers the exercise descriptions with lots of inspiring comments. A massive bonus is the meditation pages. There is one after each lesson and it is basically a page of bhuddist wisdom on how to "polish" yourself and your life. I find these particularly inspiring and uplifting.


review by: date: 2007-06-05 rating:
Life Changing
Absolutely life changing, the exercises are so simple and when completed on a daily basis are transforming even for some one who has practiced martial arts for twenty years.

---

Similar products

Shaolin Warrior - The Way Of Qi Gong
Iron Shirt Chi Kung
Mind, Body And Kick Ass Moves - Series 1 - Complete
Solo Training: The Martial Artist's Guide to Training Alone
Shaolin Workout - Shaolin Warrior Vol.1 - Beginners

---

Similar categories

Books . Subjects . Health, Family & Lifestyle . General
Books . Subjects . Health, Family & Lifestyle . General AAS
Books . Subjects . Health, Family & Lifestyle . Fitness & Exercise . General AAS
Books . Special Features . Regular Stores . Paperback Deals
Books . Refinements . Language (feature_browse-bin) . English
Books . Refinements . Age (feature_two_browse-bin)
Books . Refinements . Format (binding_browse-bin) . Paperback
Books . Refinements . Condition (condition-type)

---