Exploring the Community with Living Free Canada: SwordFit

You have heard of sword fighting and you have heard of fitness classes and now, thanks to Academie Duello, the two if them are infused together for a powerful workout for your body and confidence.

In case you didn’t know, the website description is:

Academie Duello’s SwordFit combines the ancient training techniques of the European Knight with modern athletic training to create a fitness program that exercises your mind and body. A 90-minute SwordFit program includes a vigorous workout of strength and cardio training for the whole body with stretching and straight-forward swordplay techniques designed to work your core, shoulders, back, arms, and legs.

SwordFit is part of Academie Duello's Warrior Program.

SwordFit Advantage

SwordFit is an ideal program for developing:

• Endurance and agility
• Grace, confidence, and mental focus
• Explosive strength and speed
• Core strength, balance, and stability
• Symmetrical strength

The following types of athletes and individuals should explore SwordFit:

• Runners, sprinters, cyclists, jumpers, soccer players, and other athletes engaged in lower-body centric sports
• Players of racquet sports and stick sports such as hockey and lacrosse who need a form of whole body cross-training
• Actors, dancers, and those who need to develop physical presence, focus, fitness, and can benefit directly from the knowledge of swordplay
• Those seeking to get in shape, develop strength, agility, and mental fitness
• Those who are bored of the gym and want to do something fun, exciting, and physically inspiring

Take my word for it; this is a workout like no other. I always break a sweat and love that I am learning a new method to stay in shape.

A description of what a class would look like is:

1.    Warm-Up and Dynamic Motion

2.    Technical Coaching

3.    The Circuit (Example- Exchanging Blows, Medicine Ball, Sword Swing, The Pell and The Pin)

4.    Callisthenics

5.    Stretching

You can find more information about Academie Duello and details on the jargon used as well as additional information about the classes at www.learnswordplay.com. I go every Tuesday at 6:30 and would love to introduce you to SwordFit. Last week we had 7 members and would love to have you! Elite coupons can be found for a FREE class for you and a friend at www.livingfreecanada.com.

Blair Kaplan is the owner and CEO of Living Free Canada, who is Canada's unbeatable, online health and wellness community, partnered with companies that reflect a fun and healthy lifestyle and provides you with elite coupons.

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