Fitness

Men's Health Best Cardio Tool '09 Ropes Gone Wild Now in Miami

Julio Anta fitness and martial arts instructor is doing his part to help take Miami off the top of Men’s Health Fattest City listing and eliminate obesity with Men’s Health “Best New Cardio Tool of 2009” Ropes Gone Wild. Men’s Health listed Miami as the fattest city in America for 2009. In March Julio Anta owner of Anta's Fitness and Self Defense, 10721 NW 58 St., Doral became the first instructor and studio in South Florida to  get certified as an authorized Battling Ropes training center by it inventor John Brookfield. Battling Ropes is a no impact, kick butt, fast and furious, high velocity, pure adrenal surge functional training workout!  You have never experienced a cardio workout at this level. 

 

Anta the video author of “Shaolin Physical Conditioning” DVD is a fitness pioneer in South Floridahaving the first Fitness Kickboxing class in West Dade in 1998 and first Pilates class in 1999. In 2004 the first kettlebell instructor training was held at Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense where Julio got certified. Being a fitness innovator he incorporated Battling Ropes to his XFT (Xtreme Functional Training) class that is the fusion of kettlebells, Indian clubs, sandbags, sledge hammer, tire training, slosh pipes, kickboxing, boot camp, plyometrics and bodyweight training to give you the ultimate body challenge workout. He is working with children with Battling Ropes in his kid’s martial arts/fitness classes and at his upcoming Fitness Summer Camp.

Battling Ropes is a unique aerobic and anerobic training system done with 1 1/2 to 2 inch ropes that measure 50 to 100 ft in length with unique names such as Tsunami, Sidewinder and the Wave. Regardless if you’re handicapped, a sedentary coach potato, a novice or elite world-class athlete Battling Ropes will tax your entire system in a short time of 60 seconds or less. Your core will be absolutely trashed after 60 seconds of the power surge that the ropes demand. Battling Ropes will let you maintain power, strength and explosiveness over a greater period of time to enable you to perform at your highest level for a much longer time.

This workout will pump up your muscles, build your strength, while engaging your core and taxing your heart and lungs in minutes. It is great for men, women, kids, seniors, and athletes, those wanting to get fit, those that can not run and even on a person on a wheelchair. This is a high intensity, metabolic workout, no impact cardio, keeping you in shape as you rehabilitate injuries, while reaching maximum heart rate in minutes.

Battling Ropes is being used by numerous football teams including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, United States Olympic Wrestling Team, UFC fighters, Special Forces, Federal Agents, Olympians, College and Pro-Athletes. Battling Ropes creator John Brookfield is know as Mr Hands for having the strongest grip in the world, he is a Strongman and a world record holder.

For more information call Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense at 305 599-3649.

Slosh Pipe Fitness Training Now in Miami

3-31-09 Anta's Fitness and Self Defense of Doral a suburb of Miami introduces Slosh Pipe training to it's XFT Functional Fitness class. Julio Anta learn of Slosh Pipe training from his friends in Iceland Gudjon Svansson and Vala Mork. Slosh Pipe training is a true functional training workout that will kick your butt. A Slosh Pipe is a 10 Ft PVC pipe. 3/4 of the pipe is full with water making it hard to balance. This will take traditional barbell training to another level. You can also do stretch moves and walk or run with it. For more information on Slosh Pipe training or to try out a FREE introductory class call 305 599-3649 or E-mail us at fitdef@aol.com.