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Maker's Diet Functional Fitness DVD

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When I first heard about functional fitness routines, I thought, "no thanks." I'm pretty active and my exercise regimen includes hiking, biking, pilates, yoga and swimming. I didn't think I needed to add anything else. However, this video provides a quick "5 minute" routine with functional, easy exercises that anyone can do. It's a great way to get in some exercise everyday, even if you don't have enough time to get to the gym, the pool, or a longer workout at home. I recommended it to my in-laws who rarely exercise, and b/c it's only 5 minutes, they feel that they can do it. It's a great way to supplement your active lifestyle or introduce mild-moderate exercise into your sedentery life. I would recommend this to anyone, no matter where you are in your fitness regime.

This has worked out well. The first day doing these exercises I noticed my balance was off on some of them. After about 5 days I no longer had the balance problem and could do them smoothly.

This workout is only FIVE MINUTES LONG, but is effective at working the whole body in a gentle and functional way. I love that I can exercise every single day - even on days when I feel bad or am pressed for time. People who are out of shape can begin with the 5 minute, body-only version, but more advanced athletes can add weights for greater resistance, more reps and more circuits for a world class workout.

Anyone can stretch it to an hour by adding reps or repeating the circuits over and over - two circuits = 10 minutes; 3 circuits = 15 minutes; 4 circuits = 20 minutes, etc. My athletic daughter uses the 15 minute version as a warm up for her morning run and I use the 5 minute version as a gentle rehab and refreshing morning wake up routine. It is flexible, can easily be tweaked to meet anyone's needs, and is well thought out to be safe and effective.

In a world where ineffective, too long, and too hard workout videos are a "dime a dozen", this is a real find!

Great as a stand alone routine or as part of your current regimen, functional fitness is a valuable exercise tool for people of any age or skill-level looking to: Increase fitness, coordination, flexibility and agility; decrease chances of injury during everyday activities; perform fun and easy routines anytime, anywhere! A valuable exercise tool for people of all ages and skill levels.

Through functional exercise, you'll learn to train whole body movements, not isolated muscles (as with typical machine-driven gym workouts). With the simple, easy-to-follow routine presented in this DVD, you'll learn how to apply the basic principles of functional movement exercise to strengthen and improve the normal actions you perform each and every day.

By focusing on performing practical, functional movements, you teach your body to become more agile, flexible and injury-resistant. Brought to you by Garden of Life Communications, and presented by physical therapist Jason Kombrinck, this unique exercise program supports your journey to optimal health for body, mind and spirit. Experience the energizing, enjoyable world of functional fitness today.