Kickboxing Basics
Posted on Dec 2nd 2009 2:40PM by Kimberly Dawn NeumannFiled Under: Fitness, All Workouts
Mixing up your workout routine can help you bust through plateaus and increase weight-loss. But instead of dragging yourself to the gym for another trip on the treadmill, why not try a kickboxing class? By throwing a few jabs, cross-punches and roundhouses, you could end up torching calories, increasing coordination and toning your entire body all within one class. Get the basics on this knockout workout.
Checklist
- Cost: Kickboxing DVD's range from $10-$15; classes typically range from $10-$40.
- Time Commitment: Aim to start slow. Begin with 15-20 min. of a typical workout DVD or class 2-3 times a week and build up workout frequency and intensity.
- Location Limitations: If doing a DVD, make sure that you're working out on a shock-absorbent mat or surface.
- Special Equipment Required: A good pair of cross-training shoes, special kickboxing gloves.
- Potential Pitfalls: Avoid if you have back or joint problems.
- Boredom Rating: This workout mixes boxing, martial arts and aerobics, leaving boredom potential very low.
- Potential Injury Risk: It's advised that people with back or joint problems (like arthritis) avoid this workout.
- Level of Fitness Required: N/A.
- Calories Burned (based on a 150 pound woman exercising at a moderate intensity for 30 minutes): Up to 125-250 calories per hour.
- Body Parts Worked: All upper and lower body parts, including the core.
- False Myths: N/A.
