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**__THE FITNESS PAGE__**

**//YOGA//** .......................... MEDICINE BALLS................ SELF DEFENSE ......................... PILATES ...............

//**YOGA**//

What do you know about yoga? [|Learn About **Yoga**. **Yoga Facts** for Beginners] www.ompass**yoga**.com/firsttime

This site includes many poses, sequences and workouts for beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. []

**// Watch this video clip to learn how to do the seated forward fold pose //**



MEDICINE BALLS []
 * Medicine ball exercises are explained and demonstrated here. **


 * What is a medicine ball?**

A **medicine ball** (also known as an **exercise ball**, a **med ball**, or a **fitness ball**) is a weighted [|ball] roughly the diameter of the shoulders (approx. 14 inches). Often used for [|rehabilitation] and [|strength training], it serves an important role in the field of [|sports medicine]. It should not be confused with the larger, inflated [|exercise ball]. Medicine balls are usually sold as 2–25 lb. balls and are used effectively in [|plyometric] [|weight training] to increase explosive power in athletes in all sports. Some medicine balls are in the form of weighted [|basketballs] .



// SELF DEFENSE // []

//**What is the definition of the martial arts?**// In its broadest sense, the martial  arts refer to self-defense techniques born in Asian countries which stress hand and foot combat. Mental discipline and the search for enlightenment are also part and parcel of most every martial  art. While some martial  arts focus on using one's feet to attack or disarm an opponent, other  martial  arts concentrate on the use of one's hands or making throws to render an opponent useless.

PILATES What is the difference between yoga and pilates? Click here to find out. []

Great site for info and pilates video. []

**Do you know the origin of Pilates? Click here to find out.** []








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Review the study guide for info related to this unit. A written test will be administered for this course.