If you’re like most people who exercise regularly, your activity doesn’t end when you leave the gym. Most people live an active lifestyle, whether it’s dancing on the weekend or playing sports like softball or basketball. One interesting active interest is kickboxing. While you get plenty of cardio when you play basketball, with kickboxing you get a full-body workout. Unlike softball, where you’re not moving constantly, kickboxing keeps you constantly active. It resembles a HIIT—high intensity interval training—workout.
Kickboxing includes all fitness areas in one session.
Kickboxing builds strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility. While it doesn’t give you the big muscles of some types of strength training, it does build strength and sinewy lean muscle mass. You’ll also get a cardio workout that rivals running. Since you’re not always moving at the same pace, it becomes a HIIT—high intensity interval training—workout. HIIT workouts get faster endurance results than steady-state ones. The kicks, bobbing, and punches boost flexibility and balance.
Your entire body is used during kickboxing.
Kickboxing creates a lean but muscular body. It torches fat. Studies show that kickboxers have a lower percentage of body fat than the rest of the population. It helps flatten the abdomen by building core muscles and creates attractive legs. Kickboxers build leg muscles so they don’t have a chicken leg appearance. It cuts fat to eliminate flabby thighs and cellulite.
Kickboxing is good for stress relief.
Some people love kickboxing because it’s a way to take out aggression in a socially acceptable manner. Studies show it can help improve your mood due to the extensive physical activity. You’ll be able to handle daily stress even better. The competitive nature of kickboxing and the perseverance it takes to achieve build mental toughness, improved confidence, and self-belief. It helps build motivation to accomplish more beyond the sessions. It also can motivate you to exercise more in the gym.
- Kickboxing is also good for the brain. It improved coordination, brain functioning, and memory. You’ll learn to focus more and improve your cognitive functioning.
- You’ll build your energy level. Kickboxing increases blood flow, triggering hormones that make you more alert. It builds energy the longer you do it.
- Kickboxing compliments traditional exercising by promoting functional fitness. Everyday movements aren’t like those of calisthenics. They’re more chaotic like kickboxing moves. You’ll be able to do everyday tasks better when you practice kickboxing.
- People who have kickboxed for a while become more aware of their bodies and the needs of their bodies. They tend to focus more on good health and a healthier lifestyle, such as a better diet and more sleep.
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