If you've
never heard of cardio kickboxing or have heard of it but never tried it, you
don't yet know how much you can get out of this form of exercise. It is
practiced by exercisers worldwide and has many benefits over other forms of
exercise.
What Is
Cardio Kickboxing?
This is a
form of exercise that can be done alone or in a group. It involves using your
legs to kick outward while balancing on the other foot. It is simply a cardio
version of the sport known as kickboxing.
You use your
arms in cardio kickboxing, punching the air as if in combat. When you are doing
it right, it looks as though you are in a kicking and punching contest with
someone except that the "someone" isn't actually there.
Cardio
kickboxing is a sport that involves a lot of cardiovascular endurance and
speed. Once you start, you keep going until you have completed a half hour of
training or become exhausted. In the beginning, you won't be able to go very
fast and your balance will be poor but eventually you will be able to balance
on the ball of one foot while kicking with the other. You will be able to go
faster and burn more calories.
Tips For
Success
In order to
do this exercise successfully and remain uninjured, there are things you need
to know. For example, you need to remain on the balls of your feet, shifting
your weight from one side to the other. You should also not punch with your
arms or kick with your legs in full extension. Always pull back so that your
joints remain soft. This protects your joints from injuries due to
hyperextension of the joints and it increases the calories you burn during the
exercise.
The core of
your body should remain tight as you exercise. This helps you keep in balance
and will allow you to use the maximum degree of force as you push and pull your
extremities in a fight-like action. When your core is tight, you can strengthen
the muscles of your back and abdomen while also increasing the strength of your
extremities.
The hand
motions should be jabbing motions, with your hand outstretched and your elbows
slightly flexed. You can also use a cross motion, in which you punch with your
arm starting behind you and crossing over the front of your body as though you
were punching someone in the abdomen or chest.
The hook
motion is done with your arm and involves making a high swing-like motion as if
you were aiming at a person's head or jaw. An uppercut is a hand motion similar
to a hook except you are aiming your hand at the opponent's face.
With
kicking, there is the shin block. This brings the knees straight up and your
hands/elbows down in front of your face so that the elbows and knees meet and
touch each other on the same side of the body as the leg that is kicking. When
you "knee" someone, you bring your knee up while pulling the
imaginary opponent down onto the kicked out knee.
A front kick
involves extending your leg straight out to the front, falling short of
actually bringing your knee into full extension. A high kick involves rotating
your kicking leg and your hips so you are sideways to your component and
kicking out to the side.
You should
be switching your feet so that you kick with both of your legs approximately
the same number of times, using the other leg for balance. This improves your
overall balance and keeps you from overworking one leg over another.
Calorie
Benefits
Cardio
kickboxing burns more than 400 calories per twenty-minute workout. This means
you are burning almost 20 calories a minute if you continuously punch and kick
the whole time. It is an excellent form of exercise that also helps you if you
would be attacked by an assailant and of course, helps strengthen the heart.
Muscle
Building
The use of
all major muscle groups during a cardio kickboxing workout allows you to build
and tone muscles all over your body for a hard and lean physique.
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