A Focus on Fitness

06-07-2010

Fitness has many aspects, many flavors and many roads for the fitness seeker to take. It can not be a singular, predetermined journey. People come to fitness at different ages, and with varying levels of strength, health and athleticism. They come to it with a wide range of goals and aims.

The way we see it is as a subset of personal choices in life. We're not talking here about the Big Picture, about fundamental issues of identity and so on. Yet, what is interesting is that a human being can 1) develop a philosophy of fitness, and 2) discover that developing it well has benefits in other areas of life.

UptoFitness has taken a fairly structured approach to fitness, all within the context of the 'user's choice.' We think that makes sense. At the same time, we have learned quite a bit about the fitness game since starting the site - new approaches, new programs, new ideas.

It is our intent to bring some of these to you in the coming weeks and months. We hope this will be of benefit to our readers.

"Tennis Unraveled"

So what's the buzz about? Why the excitement? It is 'just another e-book.'

True, there are lots of books about tennis out there. Most of them were written by or for famous names, ex-pros who put the fannies in the seats and entertained tennis fans with great play and wild, obnoxious behavior.

"Tennis Unraveled" is not about any of that. We're not famous. We didn't play the pro circuit. We have spent nearly twenty years in the game, learning, playing and watching it.

It is interesting what an attentive eye can absorb if it watches carefully. Our book is different. It goes into the guts of what makes good technique. It emphasizes the role of footwork, of anticipation and court position. It is about the process of learning the game.

Check out the excerpts that follow....

Court Geometry

"The geometry of the game is a function of the requirements of hitting into a confined space and the physical relationships between the players. The former is a constant, but the latter is always changing. Skilled players are always aware of where they are on the court. Their tennis brains also calculate the opponent's position and adjust accordingly. It makes sense to rally cross-court precisely because of these geometric realities. Hitting a ball up the line is a risk since the opponent has open space into which to hit his crosscourt reply."

Footwork

"Good footwork depends on several factors. Integrated dynamically, they get you in position to swing the racquet with confidence. These factors include 1) a quick start off the mark, 2) natural steps and 3) short, adjusting steps as you approach the landing spot that your eye has picked out."

Volley Transition

"You have a larger purpose than just to vaguely move towards the net. You want to set up a commanding volleying position inside the service line and several feet from the closest sideline. Follow the direction of your approach shot or first volley, since the opponent is probably going to hit the ball back on a similar line. Many volleyers tense up and try to make their first volley a perfect one; smart players just hit the shot available to them, then shift court position to account for the most likely shot trajectory on the reply."

Former Indian Junior national champ and Davis Cup practice partner Janmeet Rai, currently a coach of International Juniors, has testified to the positive impact of UptoFitness concepts and theories.

"The information at UptoFitness has had an immediate positive impact on my players' results," Janmeet says.

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