Mind/Body Fitness: Focus, Preparation, Performance

At first glance, I wasn't sure what to make of Mind/Body Fitness. It looked like a typical self-help guide with sort of a New Age feel to it, which immediately turned me off. But I gave it a chance and read through it, thereby finding it actually had a lot of good advice tailored specifically for martial artists. The primary focus of the text is on the concept of "mindfulness", which is another word for awareness (and we all know how important awareness is). Lots of good insights on focus, setting realistic goals, discipline, and health. The importance of a calm clear mind is stressed throughout. Meditation, proper breathing, and nutrition are addressed in detail. This was a good book, and if it hadn't come so highly recommended I would not have given it a chance. I'm glad I did.

This brand new (year 2001), 160 page guide is designed to help you improve your ability to relax, increase your focus, gain confidence, improve your health, set goals and manage your time. It's an easy-to-read guidebook, with clear strategies to help you be successful. Topics range from concentration, self-esteem, confidence and motivation, to handling fear, body language, and sleeping right. The specific strategies presented motivate you to follow the book's concepts, leading you to positive results. Everyone can benefit from it.

Can you be relaxed and focused throughout an entire exercise routine? Do you take care of yourself, eat the right food, exercise on a regular basis but still fail to see the results you desire? If you want to improve your performance, your body can only take you to a certain point. Beyond that point, the mind and body must work together in harmony to produce superior results. Clinical studies have proven this to be true. Tom Seabourne has written Mind/Body Fitness to show you how to integrate the techniques and wisdom of eastern disciplines (Martial Arts and Yoga) with western methods (visualization and stress-reduction.) "The secret to success in martial arts, sports, fitness, and even life is mindfulness." -Tom Seabourne This book will guide you into easy-to-learn relaxation and meditation skills you can practice anytime and anywhere. You will enjoy learning how to increase your focus, confidence and health using Tom Seabournes' techniques. He also includes dietary tips to optimize your mental and physical effectiveness. The easy-to-use checklist with strategies on mindfulness, goal setting and time management also make this book highly practical. With a background in sports and martial arts, Tom Seabourne will show you that "mindfulness is not inborn." It is however, available to everyone. One idea really stuck out in my mind. Tom explains how when we encounter a problem, we can 1. Become a Solution. 2. Go Away. or 3. Change. He is so right when he says that the more we focus on something the more you will become it. This book will be a great motivation for your own progress and you will find a new perspective you won't find in most fitness books. ~The Rebecca Review

Mind/Body Fitness is perfect timing for the athlete or fitness person who is ready to move to the next level.Strength, flexibility, endurance, and nutrition have all been thoroughly researched but the mind-body connection is still an amorphous conceptMind/Body Fitness gathered the latest concepts in the sports psychology research and put it together with common sense principles to help me to finally get my program together. I was able to improve my ability to relax, focus, and prepare for my fitness and sport with renewed energy.I highly recommend Mind/Body Fitness without reservation.