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Kickin’ butt
Newest trend in aerobics offers complete workout
TERRY ROBERSON/Thk Battalion
BY BETH FOCHT
The Battalion
tep, step, kick and lean and
punch. Lunge, punch, punch and
step, step and kick.” The instruc
tor screams this combination out into a
class of 40 as they follow without missing
a beat or step.
Cardio kickboxing, the newest cardio
aerobic workout sweeping health clubs
across the nation, offers the an alternative
workout for anyone looking for a combina
tion of fun and getting into shape.
The class combines aerobic and cardio
vascular elements while toning the body
and teaching self-defense.
Cardio kickboxing has four components:
boxing, sparring, rhythmic exercise and
punching-bag work.
Kara David, an aerobic kickboxing in
structor and a senior agricultural science
major, said the one thing she always tells
people is that aerobic kick boxing is a total
workout.
“We target the entire body in the class,”
David said. “Leg toning is a big focus in the
class along with doing extra kicks and
punches. One thing that really helps the
workout is working with punching bags.
The bags create resistance and, ulti
mately, help to increase the effectiveness of
the workout.”
Cardio kickboxing’s greatest appeal
seems to be to women. According to the Na
tional Association of Professional Martial
Artists, which regulate more than 900 aer
obic kickboxing programs nationwide,
women typically make up over half of the
classes around the country.
David said she finds her classes to be
composed of women, but men are now be
coming interested in this workout.
“My classes are mainly women, but I
am starting to slowly, but surely, get more
guys into the classes,” she said. “Men like
this type of workout because it increases
their flexibility.”
The amount of calories burned per hour
in cardio kickboxing brings both men and
women to the workout. Up to 800 calories
can be burned per hour, as compared to 300
or 400 calories in a one-hour, traditional
aerobics class.
David said people can start seeing results
soon after beginning to take classes.
“Depending on your body type, it takes
about three to four weeks before someone
would start seeing a difference in how tone
their body is,” David said.
For those who would rather do this type
of exercise at home or while traveling, there
are a variety of video’s that offer the same
workout.
Among the most popular, Tae Bo offers
some of the same basic steps found in a car
dio kickboxing class.
Corie Thorson, a junior zoology major,
said she has found these types of videos to
be a fun and complete workout.
“Cardio kickboxing is fun and it gets you
more interested in working out,” Thorson
said. “Basic aerobics classes seem silly to
me. This workout has a purpose and you
learn self-defense moves like kicking and
punching. ”
Thorson said with a workout as intense
as cardio kickboxing, it does not take long
to start seeing results.
“You definitely feel like you get a work
out because it seems every muscle in your
body burns the next couple of days,” she
said. “After only three times of doing these
videos, I started noticing a little bit of defi
nition in my stomach and I could certainly
feel the difference.”
Even though cardio kickboxing offers a
well-rounded workout, people who are in
terested in this type of workout might be
cautious of a few things.
Sandy Kimbrough, a lecturer in the
health and kinesiology department, said
cardio kickboxing has both good and bad
effects on the body.
“Cardio kickboxing is pretty much the
same as any cardio workout,” Kimbrough
said. “It helps in the prevention of diabetes,
heart disease and obesity. If done correctly,
the risk of injury is low, but you have to
watch out for bad technique and inexperi
enced teachers.”
Kimbrough said there are several com
mon injuries people should watch out for.
“The most common injuries found in
aerobic-type classes is lower back overuse
and knee injuries,” she said. “You do not
want to do cardio kickboxing more than
twice a week to prevent injuries, and you
also want to cross train.”
Kimbrough said other types of workouts
are helpful in decreasing the risk of injury
and completing the workout.
“You want to do some other aerobic ac
tivity with cardio kickboxing along with
strength training,” she said. “You want to
strengthen your legs, your abdominals and
do light weights for the upper body.”
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