- Paperback
- Publisher: Half Halt Pr (November 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0939481618
- ISBN-13: 978-0939481613
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.1 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,716,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good points, but ambitious scope,
By Heather Sansom "EquiFITT.com Personal Fitness... (Kemptville, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The New Total Rider: Health & Fitness for the Equestrian (Paperback)
Tom Holmes' "New Total Rider" is a good addition to the relatively small selection of books available on equestrian fitness. The book attempts at a wholistic overview of fitness ranging from exercise recommendations to mental wellness and nutrition. I found the scope ambitious. While the book does have some helpful discussion, excellent diagrams and technique tips, it doesn't quite deliver on the scope attempted. As a personal fitness trainer with EquiFITT.com, specialising in equestrian fitness, I found the exercises and stretch recommendations to be suitable for a rider's program, but the suggested program itself incomplete. If you are trying to do exercises from a book, the technique instructions are very good. I would organize the actual workout progression differently, and more in accordance with current best practice (progressing from large muscles, to smaller muscle groups, to core work). The cardiovascular section is two pages long. To get fit the rider needs more specific instruction for duration and intensity, and type of exercise for cardiovascular work. I would have liked to see a better discussion on cardiovascular work for riders specifically. It is quite challenging for riders to find time to cross-train, so knowing how much to do of what to specifically benefit riding is very important. Some good points are raised in the introduction to the nutritional section, and the section at the back on competitive nutrition and sports psychology. While I do think riders can benefit from Eastern traditions and concepts related to 'energy centres' because of the specific demands of equestrian sport (Sally Swift draws alot on such concepts in her famous book 'Centered Riding'), I found the Ayurvedic discussion not particularly helpful, or easily applicable. Good nutrition for equestrian performance doesn't need to be that complicated, or difficult to achieve for the average household. If you're really serious about fitness as an equestrian, the book is a good one to add to your collection, but I'd recommend a book such as 'Strength Training Anatomy' for more exercises per muscle group, and also working with a personal trainer to design a program with the right progression, number of repititions and weight load, and appropriate cardiovascular component.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good exercises,
By Katie "horse_book_writer" (Ogden, Utah USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Total Rider: Health & Fitness for the Equestrian (Paperback)
This book has good exercises in it. Although I wish they were a little bit better organised, maybe according to muscle groups. I do like how it includes balance as part of the workout.The thing about this book that I did NOT like is the "New Age" section in the back. Instead of a genuine look at nutrition, there is a description of a lifestyle called "Ayurveda"--which promotes vegetarianism, and is more astrological than scientific. It seems inappropriate to include it in this type of book. I would have prefered something mainstream.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A valuable addition to the stable,
By 5/0 "Outdoors USA" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Total Rider: Health & Fitness for the Equestrian (Paperback)
Tom Holmes' "New Total Rider" is not "all the book you'll ever need", but it does some important things well that many other such books don't. A big plus - it articulates the need for balanced strength and suppleness and guides the reader in achieving it. Another big plus - it isn't written for JUST the lithe, flexible 17-year-old. It gives decent coverage of most concepts for people of different ages and capabilities and clearly cautions lesser athletes about expectations. Suggestions for programs for "beginner, intermediate, and advanced" riders are quite helpful. And it's nice to be able to pick 'n choose and put together a "custom" personal exercise program working all from the same book. Another Plus - it relates specific exercises back to specific riding functions which serves as a form a riding instruction in itself. .
On the downside, the organization is a bit unwieldly, necessitating a lot of flipping pages back and forth. Also, the segments on nutrition etc. are mildly dogmatic and the reader should consider them as one philosophy out of several good ones available. But even with that this is a book that will likely be among the ones the average rider will consult most frequently.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good exercises,
By Katie "horse_book_writer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Total Rider: Health & Fitness for the Equestrian (Paperback)
This book has good exercises in it. Although I wish they were a little bit better organised, maybe according to muscle groups. I do like how it includes balance as part of the workout.The thing about this book that I did NOT like is the "New Age" section in the back. Instead of a genuine look at nutrition, there is a description of a lifestyle called "Ayurveda"--which promotes vegetarianism, and is more astrological than scientific. It seems inappropriate to include it in this type of book. I would have prefered something mainstream. |
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