CARDIO-KICKBOXING

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Bored with your aerobics class? Looking for a high-intensity workout that will increase your strength and flexibility while burning fat? Are you reasonably fit already? Then cardio-kickboxing may be for you.

What is cardio-kickboxing?

Popularized by Billy Blanks' 1998 Tae-Bo video workout and infomercials, cardio-kickboxing (a.k.a. aerobic boxing, Aerobox, Boxercise, Boxaerobics and others) is a high-impact cardiovascular workout that blends elements of boxing, martial arts and traditional aerobics into a 30- to 60-minute exercise routine.

Classes vary but generally feature a variety of punches, kicks, knee strikes and other self-defense moves interspersed with a bouncing "base" move.

Cardio-kickboxing classes spend at least part of the time kicking and punching weighted, padded targets or engaging in actual sparring. The class may also incorporate traditional exercises, such as jumping jacks, abdominal crunches, leg lifts and pushups to create a total body workout. 

Advantages

In addition to improving and maintaining cardiovascular fitness, cardio-kickboxing increases strength and flexibility, improves coordination and balance and sharpens reflexes, according to the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Cardio-kickboxing also may help relieve stress.

Disadvantages

Even if you are physically fit, cardio-kickboxing poses considerable risk of joint injury and next-day soreness, particularly for beginners and those who use incorrect form and without proper instruction.

 Exercise guidelines

In most aerobics classes, you watch yourself in the mirror most of the time. While cardio-kickboxing, you generally train your eyes on the target you are punching or kicking, be it real or imagined.

Training with Master Dikici will help you and suggests that you;

• Work within the level of fitness you're at. If you haven't been exercising much, you may need to build up your endurance and work at your own pace without tiring yourself out.
  
  
• Watch or take a trial class before you sign up. Our Classes allow for various skill levels, moves gradually, isn't too complicated and gives you the chance for individual assistance and development as well as group instruction.
  
  
• Wear comfortable clothing. You want to dress in loose clothes that let you move your arms and legs easily. For shoes, cross-trainers are best, and you may want to get gloves or hand wraps, too.
  
  
• Start slowly and don't overdo.
  
  
• Stay hydrated. Drink water or other liquids before, during and after your class.
  
  
• You should check with your doctor before you begin kickboxing or any other exercise program.

Helpfull terms

Base move: Quickly shifting your weight from the ball of one foot to the other.

Bob and weave: Shifting your weight back and forth while raising and lowering your torso from near-standing to near-squatting positions. With elbows bent, fisted hands are held in front of your face.

Combination: A series of punches thrown in quick succession.

Front Kick: A kick where the foot is lifted straight out in front of you with your toe up.

Hook: A punch in which you swing your fist around from the side in toward the center.

Jab: A quick punch at face level in which the thumb is at a 45-degree angle.

Roundhouse Kick: A kick in which your foot and leg are swung up in such a way that your shoelaces hit the side of the target in front of you.

Side Kick: A kick in which your lower torso is turned inward so that your heel lands on the target while your foot is parallel to the floor.

Uppercut: A biceps-powered punch that begins with your fist low and ends with your fist almost straight up.