Is Kickboxing All About Fighting?

As the name suggests, it deals with martial arts.

Kickboxing is a hybrid of boxing, martial arts and aerobics. In fitness terms it offers you a complete body workout.

These high power exercises help you strengthen and tone your body. These decrease stress and hone reflexes while increasing endurance and cardiovascular power.

Combat Training to Beat the Blues

Kickboxing, which is taught in select gyms, is in simpler terms combat training done with music. It helps to break the monotony that is otherwise the bane of a regular workout.

A session for beginners is only for 45 minutes to an hour which involves 15 minutes of warm-up such as stretching and light cardiovascular exercises such as push-ups or rope jumping.

This is followed by a 30 minute kickboxing session which includes alternating between repetitive punches and kicking. The repetition helps you to master the techniques and at the same time gives you a strong cardiovascular and a complete body workout.

The intense activity is followed by cooling exercises like stretching, breathing and meditation.

Weightier Benefits

An hour's kickboxing session is more beneficial than an hour's moderate aerobics.

Apart from the calorie burning difference kickboxing will also help you reduce and relieve stress.

The controlled punching and kicking techniques helps you channelise frustration and anger in a constructive manner.

The breathing techniques and the repetitive activity strengthen your mental toughness and improve your concentration levels.