Using Fitness Kickboxercise To Get In Shape! Part 1
By Cameron Abel – BestFitnessChoices.com
A fantastic way to get fit, tone up and lose weight is with Fitness Kickboxercise. Also called fitness boxercise, boxing fitness or boxing fitness training, it is sweeping the world and and with its close relation to interval training workouts is fast becoming one of the most popular fitness options of late.
Its ever increasing popularity is due to the variety of the workouts, the differing skills you can learn and of course for the effective results achievable. Many people with an interest in perhaps taking up a martial art like Muay Thai, Karate or similar also find that an introduction into the basic techniques, kicks and punches prepares them more and it is an easier transition into full martial arts training classes.
There are 4 fantastic reasons why workouts such as Fitness Kickboxercise will get you in your best shape ever. This article is the first in a two part series explaining the individual factors and how fitness boxercise can help you not only lose weight but also get stronger and more confident.
1) It’s a workout with a mix of high impact and low impact!
The difference in low and high impact exercise or movements is pretty basic. What it entails is simply that high impact means that the body leaves the ground and then a considerable force is jolted through the body when landing. Low impact means that the body does not leave the ground and thus there is no excessive jolt through the bones, joints and muscles.
Having said that, certainly do not shy away from high impact exercise as this form of exercise is the absolute best way to raise your heart rate and therefore burn more calories! Also a great side affect is that these “shocks” actually can increase your bone density which is vital for building strong bones and especially helpful for women who are more at risk from osteoporosis and other bone diseases.
So Cam, get to the point! Is high impact good or bad for you?!
Well the answer is both! 
High impact exercise is great as mentioned above but too much of it changes those shocks to major damage contributors. This is why exercise is best done as a combination of both high and low impact exercise. Fitness boxercise, box fitness or kickbox fitness all mix high and low impact moves so you will certainly increase your fitness and do this also without doing yourself any damage.
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2) Every workout is a TOTAL BODY EXPERIENCE
Most people have a particular area that they wish to lose fat from or tone up and they wrongly feel that if they just train that particular area, they will get rid of the problem. For instance, have a fat belly and then try and just do hundreds and hundreds of sit up. Oops! Doesn’t work does it and most people give up long before success. That sort of approach to weight loss is not just boring but also unbalanced.
When conditioning your body you need to think about more than just burning fat otherwise all you will achieve is a smaller version of your current form with the same imbalances! By combining cardiovascular work with strength and flexibility training you will lengthen your muscles as well as improving your posture by strengthening weak muscles.
So the great thing about fitness boxercise is that it combines cardio, strength and also flexibility training into an all over body workout including kicks, punches and other strikes, all at once!
The strength training aspect is taken care of by the use of your own bodyweight! It is a myth that you have to lift heavy weights to get anything out of strength training. Take for example the average male is over 200 pounds. This is quite a lot of weight to shift around doing push-ups, crunches, lunges etc and we have not even started with the martial arts style moves yet! Throw in the hand weights and there is more than enough resistance to get the job done!
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See you in part 2 of how Fitness Kickboxercise is truly a great interval training workout.
PS: Important Info! Fitness Kickboxercise is a fantastic foundation in the basics of several martial arts techniques such as Muay Thai and Karate. The punches, kicks and strikes are taken from these complex arts but Fitness Kickboxercise alone will not give you self defense lessons or enable you to be proficient in these ancient martial arts.
I myself am a big fan of Muay Thai and find it an excellent choice for those experienced in the arts or even total beginners. There is an excellent program all about Muay Thai which includes heaps of video footage and awesome information. You can take a look at it here! => Muay Thai Boxing Secrets (Tell me what you think! Is it for you?)
