Author tour including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San FranciscoNational TV appearancesFeatures and reviews in fitness and health magazines including Shape, Self, Health, Fit Magazine, and Fitness MagazineNational print campaign targeting women's magazines including Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and GlamourPromotion on the author's website (powerstrike.com)
One of New York City's hottest fitness instructors turns her popular new sword fighting workout into an illustated book. The program combines elements of fitness, marcial arts and even meditation into a fun workout.
“Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan”
--The New York Post
STRIKE, THRUST, CUT . . . YOUR WAY INTO GREAT SHAPE
Feel the power and exhilaration of a Samurai sword workout with Forza, the full body exercise program based on Japanese sword fighting techniques. Build muscle and burn fat with this fantastic cardio workout that strings together controlled sword movements in to movie-like, choreographed combinations performed at high speed.
“Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan . . . with higher-than-Buffy the Vampire Slayer kicks." - The New York Post "Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan. With her slicked-back hair, six-pack abs and higher-than-Buffy the Vampire Slayer kicks" -The New York Post"Grab your weapon (a broomstick will do) and try sword-fighting, the hottest new way to get slim. Fitness guru Ilaria Montagnani shows you how." -Marie Claire"Her sword-wielding Forza class has become red hot" -New York magazine(from an article naming her one of the city's top fitness insructors)"It's Kill Bill to a techno beat" -Conde Nast Traveler"Inspiring women to balance femininity with an ability to kick some serious ass" -Fashion Magazine (Canada) "”
"Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan. With her slicked-back hair, six-pack abs and higher-than-Buffy the Vampire Slayer kicks" -The New York Post"Grab your weapon (a broomstick will do) and try sword-fighting, the hottest new way to get slim. Fitness guru Ilaria Montagnani shows you how." -Marie Claire"Her sword-wielding Forza class has become red hot" -New York magazine(from an article naming her one of the city's top fitness insructors)"It's Kill Bill to a techno beat" -Conde Nast Traveler"Inspiring women to balance femininity with an ability to kick some serious ass" -Fashion Magazine (Canada)
"Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan . . . with higher-than-Buffy the Vampire Slayer kicks." — The New York Post
Ilaria Montagnani holds a black belt in Karate and has trained in kickboxing and sword fighting for over ten years. She is a regular fitness instructor at Equinox Fitness Club in New York City, where her workout was voted best exercise class two year in a row by New York Magazine and one of the "Top Ten Workouts" by Shape Magazine. She has taught throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Spain and Italy. Ilaria has appeared on numerous television shows, including "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." Her Forza workout was featured on "ABC News," "Inside Edition," and "The CBS Evening News."
Readers tired of the same old workout moves can grab a sword (a broomstick and some imagination will do!) and slice, chop, and thrust their way into great shape. In Forza The Samurai Sword Workout, top New York trainer Ilaria Montagnani transforms ancient Japanese sword fighting techniques from kendo and aikijujitsu into a supercharged fitness program. Specially designed to work the whole body, Montagnani's program teaches precise striking movements that shape the upper and lower body while building strength. Forza The Samurai Sword Workout is also a fantastic cardiovascular workout as various movements are strung together into movie-like, choreographed fighting sequences performed at high speed. The book includes a resource section explaining how and where to purchase various workout swords, including steel, wood, and weighted plastic.
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