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Even the Gladiators were getting fit 11. Do you have any additional materials
through the use of weighted objects held or workouts planned for FitSword?
in their hands such as swords and shields,
for a full body workout by moving their After having spent almost a year per-
bodies around through pushing, thrust- fecting the design and the productive
ing, twisting, dodging, squatting and process of the FITSWORD, it came almost
lunging away from the opponent. naturally to work on a written manual to
explain to our customers all the features

The constant swinging of the sword and benefits of the FITSWORDs training.
helped sculpting shoulders, arms, core, We wanted to make sure that anybody
legs. could make the best use and get the best
experience. At the same time, we started
The swords were heavy, and in part of a huge work in organizing and develop-
their training they were using wood- ing all the possible exercises. We filmed
en sword called Rudus, safer and lighter and edited all the training, in a progres-
than a metal sword, and used for spar- sive way from basic to complex drills of
ring against other gladiators. Another Fitness, Freestyle Handling and Combat

big part of their training was spent us- techniques. Hundreds of exercises are
ing weapons that were heavier than the available. And the more we learn, more
ones used in combat, with the purpose of videos we are going to do and offer. We
getting stronger and more ready for the are aware that we are not sword masters,
strain of the battle. and the exercises are maybe not perfect,
but we know that many people haven’t
With FITSWORD, we have been able to the chance to join martial arts and weap-
combine both the training methods, by ons schools. With the Education that we
making a sword that is safe (thanks to developed, all this people has a chance
the soft and padded blade and to the to learn something new and useful while
weight concentrated getting more fit.

on the hilt-handle for a reduced kinetic We are also open to any form of collabo-
strike) and heavier at the same time to ration with all the people that know more
increase strength and endurance. than us, so any suggestion and idea are
more than welcome.
This training was described by Vegetius,
in his book called “De Re Militari“: “They http://gravityforcetraining.com/fits-
gave their recruits round bucklers wo- word.html
ven with willows, twice as heavy as those

used on real service, and wooden swords FITSWORD
They exercised them with these at the A NEW WAY TO GET YOUR BURN
double the weight of the common ones.

post both morning and afternoon.“
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