Kick Up Your Workout Routine

One of the best ways to lose weight and tone up is Kickboxing. As a certified personal trainer and 4th degree black belt I can tell you if you are looking for the best all in one workout then kickboxing is it. There are generally 2 types of kickboxing classes and then of course variations of those.

First and most familiar is Aerobic Kickboxing. Depending on where you go this can be a combination of kickboxing and dance done to music or straight kickboxing done to the bet of music. I personally put a little twiat to kick things up and make people do the movements to my count instead of the music. This makes the workout much more intense and makes it harder to pace yourself and go easy. It amazes me how many people will put in half an effort and then wonder why they do not see results. If you want to see changes fast the key is hard work. The more you put in the more you get out.

The second type of class is one doen with heavy bags or kicking and punching shields. This is my personal preference if you really want to see a change fast because you are combining the aerobic work with some resistense when you actually hit something. You can also fell your progress as well as see it by hitting harder and getting stronger. I also personally like the fact that it ads a little bit of function, you learn to actually kick and punch properly this way. You may not leave a kickboxing class a black belt but you will know how to hit something or someone ( if needed for self defense) with less risk of injuring yourself. You also get to take out a lot of stress on a pad instead of maybe someone else.

Bottom line is if you want to jumpstart your workout kickboxing or any type of kickboxing/martial arts workout will get you going faster then anything else.