Posted by Adam

Thursday March 18, 2010

AMY Winehouse has taken up the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.

The Rehab singer has turned to the exercise — a mix of martial arts, music and dance, which is performed in a non-violent way — to help her concentrate while working on her long-awaited new album.

“Amy loves it because it’s good for strength, toning and great for working up a sweat. It is also helping her focus,” a source said.

Amy, 26, has also been using the technique to help her stay in shape while she records her next LP — the follow up to 2006’s Back to Black — and keep her away from the temptations of London’s Camden area, where she is reportedly moving back to.

The singer — who has now overcome her drug problems — originally lived in the area at the height of her hedonism, but moved to the area of Barnet, in the city’s suburbs, in 2009 to change her lifestyle.

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