When you think of kickboxing a boxing or wrestling ring comes to mind. However, you don’t really need to find a proper boxing setup to practice kickboxing. It can simply be done by hanging a punching bag and purchasing boxing gloves. In fact, you can even practice kickboxing without a punching bag and gloves by punching in the air. A lot of celebrities such as model Adriana Lima and singer Nick Jonas are practicing kickboxing and raving about the many benefits it has.
Great for Fitness
Kickboxing is an excellent exercise and nowadays a whole new fitness class just like Zumba or aerobics. It tones the muscles, builds strength, improves balance, speed and coordination, and helps you lose weight. Kickboxing is also a very high-intensity exercise making it great to strengthen the lungs and heart just like cardio.
Helps in Self Defense
Ever seen videos of robberies and situations where you feel someone should have known self-defense? Kickboxing is great to learn and do properly as it is a way of self-defense. It provides strength to the body and agility, enabling people to have the technique and know how to defend themselves against attackers. The best part is that you can teach kickboxing to yourself and don’t need an instructor.
Reduces Stress
Any exercise, in general, is beneficial to manage stress levels and so is kickboxing. Kickboxing not only works the body but it also works the brain. When a person is practicing kickboxing they need a lot of focus and concentration. It relieves people from thoughts that are going on in their head and also provides an object to vent out their frustration on. Most people who choose kickboxing as an exercise do so because it is stress relieving.
