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Current issue content: Stretching and Downhill Skiing; Too Much Flexibility?; Athletes and Disease; The More You Know, the Easier You Learn; Q&A on Training

Previous issues content:
New DVD on Acrobatic Tumbling Is Released; Don't Lose Your Cool: Dealing with Precompetition Stress; Interview on Stretching; Q&A on Training; Q&A on Training

What's New with Our DVD on Tumbling?; Other News; I Told You So... About Warm-Up; Weightlifting and Belts, Knee Straps, and Blocks; World University Taekwondo Championship, Valencia, Spain; Q&A on Training

Finally, Ready to Shoot Our New Video; Natural Sunscreens; Facts About Nutrition; Q&A on Training

Stretching for Downhill Skiing; Functional Training; Q&A on Training

Strong Bones; Lean Body Mass, Exercise, and Protein Supplements; What's New at Stadion; Q&A on Training

Training Journal and Diary: Keeping Training Records

Periodization and Adaptation; More on Precompetition Taper; Tests and Training Plans; I Told You So. . . Sunshine is Good for You; When in Doubt, Wear Red; Q&A on Training

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Martial Arts and Self-Defense Your Natural Reactions Can Defeat Any Attack!

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Acrobatics for Everybody: Acrobatic Workout for the General Public plus P.E. Lesson: Handstand (DVD) 

Acrobatics for Everybody DVDSee how expert instructors of acrobatics run a workout for the general public...

On this DVD you will see how ordinary people (not acrobats or gymnasts) learn front and back somersaults (flips), back handsprings (flic flacs), flying cartwheels, etc., quickly and with no fear.

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Acrobatic Tumbling DVDView Acrobatic Tumbling: From Rolls to Somersaults video trailer and learn more...


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