I love Muay Thai (or Thai Boxing.) It got me back into fitness and is the driving force behind a lot of my current activities. The irony is my outside activities limit the amount of time I can spend boxing, but the only way to get better at boxing is by boxing.
You don’t need to get hit in the face to benefit from boxing for fitness. There are a lot of cardio boxing and “UFC cardio” classes popping up all over the place now.
Movements like slips work your obliques (side abs), U and V slips work both the abs and the legs, punching works your entire body (you’re rotating at the hip to turn your body so the power is coming from the leg, through the hip, to the shoulder then the retraction of the punch comes from the shoulder), plus just holding your arms up for a few minutes gives you an additional workout.
Check out the posts I’ve tagged related to boxing, Muay Thai, or Thai Boxing to learn how to get yourself fit, improving your confidence, and having a good time.
I love the types of questions people ask the internet. “How old is too old to start kickboxing?” “How many times a week should I do kickboxing?” “How often should I do kickboxing if I’m recovering from an injury?” “Why didn’t I start doing kickboxing sooner?” I ask myself that Read more…
As a personal trainer I work with a lot of people who have never tried kickboxing before. I’m not a martial arts coach, but I do love Muay Thai, so I like teaching some basic kickboxing moves to my clients to help them get the cardio benefit. Most of my Read more…
A majority of people have never thought about shadow boxing as a useful means to lose weight. Rather, many of them believe that shadow boxing is only for professionals such as boxers. This article will explain why shadow boxing is a wonderful way to cover fundamental punches and lose weight Read more…
Today we’re going to take some boxing footwork and head movement drills and combine them into a fun cardio boxing routine you can do without the risk of being tapped in the face by anyone. It’s worth noting that these drills are for entertainment purposes only and will not be Read more…
There is never a bad time to try to get yourself into an activity or a sport. Muay thai (or thai boxing) is an excellent way to take someone who is out of shape or overweight and get them burning an extreme amount of calories incredibly quickly and get them Read more…
What is a pyramid workout? Pyramid workouts consist of working your way up to a specific number and then working your way back down. In the case of the video attached to this post the pyramid was 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1. The number chosen is irrelevant, and should be chosen based off your Read more…