Welcome to the home of the original Anime Fan & Fitness Festival

Initial Mile was created to connect the best of two worlds, Anime and Fitness. With a mission to help fans transform into the warrior of their universe, Initial Mile shares free easy-to-follow, visual workouts, anime inspired hybrid challenges, training programs and a sprinkle of anime fandom reads. If you're ready to immerse yourself in both worlds, we invite you to join us by subscribing to our newsletter and joining us at the second annual Anime Fan & Fitness Festival in Gilroy, CA on Saturday September 19, 2026.

ANIME FAN & FITNESS FESTIVAL RETURNING 2026

HOW TO MAKE CALISTHENICS TRAINING HARDER

Whether a beginner or advance calisthenics practitioner, sooner or later there will be a point where you will need to increase the intensity of exercises to continue your progressionon your journey to mastery. Here are 5 methods that can make calisthenics training harder and help you ascend into the human warrior you're meant to be.

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Training Program

Are you ready to begin your running story? Do you want to run a 5k race? Here is a 12-Week Training Program you can follow whether it's for our annual Anime Fan and Fitness Festival 5k or another race.

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LATEST ANIME INSPIRED HYBRID WORKOUT

Monkey D. Luffy is one of those unorthodox types of warriors who keeps his opponents on their feet. From ultimate flexibility to powerful striking abilities, he is a forced to be reckoned with. Click on the link to view our latest workout inspired by the King of The Pirates.

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