An odd find
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Before you buy this book< it would prehaps be wise to familarise yourself with what House Gymnastics actually is, I didnt and paid the penalty. Sure its a quirky read and the authors talents with the written word are not without some merit.
It falls down on the fact that it is never clear whether the whole thing is just a joke, or whether it is actually asking us to try and perform some of its bizarre 'moves' as a legitimate form of exercise, as such it fails to hit any marks.
Reading some of the other reviews it would appear that I am not alone and there seems to be a real divide as to whether people love or hate it. However I am always a little wary of a glowing review that sounds as its lifted straight from the books backcover.
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The Greatest book ever written, period!
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This book is almost certainly the defining book not just of our generation, but of all time. I was so humbled and in awe of its genius that whenever i read it i wore cotton gloves as i felt that mortal hands were not fit to touch its majestic brilliance.
All of the negative reviewers of this work need to re-examine why they have cast such dispursions upon it, though it is true that often work produced at such an intellectual level, is sadly inaccesable to those who are unprepared to open their minds.
My only concern is that the authors have not yet been recognised for the world-changing work that they have produced, nothing short of a nobel prize will suffice.
This book works in so many ways. I my mind it is without question the number one exercise book ever, praticse it everyday and i beleive you will feel re-born. It is also the funniest, wittiest work ever produced. I could barely read a sentance at a time without falling on the floor in hysterics. The way it pokes fun at other keep fit fads is breath-taking in its observational might.
Listen up world, make way for House Gymnastics, read it and it will change your life with 160 pages of spellbinding magic.
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Pure Genius!!The best thing to do in the house...ever!!!
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This book is pure genius, bored of those traditional gymnastics on TV, you know 20year olds with the bodies of small children, and being penalised for moving a foot from a high speed landing??well this is for you, ever got bored in the bath, the stair case, the sofa, the toilet!!!well know you can get fit and keep yourself entertained al at the same time!!with this groundbreaking book!! Harrison and Ford have lived and breathed house gymnastics, they are pure souls, and are on a quest to let other people find themselves, and the meaning of enjoyment through the art of House Gymnastics!!! Bargain bin by christmas 2004??More like a national past time, Televised Competitions, full of comradarey and sportsman/woman/ship!!!This is the revolution!!! Buy it and proudly state your proffession....a HOUSE GYMNAST!!!!
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Artistic and adventurous project...
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Don't knock it until you've tried it! What real gymnasts haven't dreamed of taking their passion outside of the gym and into everyday life? I know I have almost my whole life. I think it's wonderful. Quite a challenge but fun as well.
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House Gym - true to its words
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House Gymnastics, the book, is everything it states on the cover. It is also an amusing, well constructed book detailing the concept and ethos of House Gymnastics. In a society with ever more rigid behaviours and ideals H G is a vessel of fresh humour and nostalgia. A reaction against the abundance of exercise books all preying on the abundance of persons who want to make new, H G suggests that maybe you can be 'new' by taking an unorthodox perspective on your own spatial environment. What is truly delightful in the book is seeing examples of how House Gymnastics has caught on from and how people have embraced it on a global scale. H G demonstrates a wider consciousness of humorous appliance to ones surroundings. Not to be taken too seriously, unlike everyone else without a sense of irony. Light-hearted and fresh fun, well recommended to the 9 to 5er.
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