CARDIO KICKBOXING? KARATE WORLD’S GOT YOUR BACK!

Since becoming all the rage in Hollywood, at gyms or “kickboxing” franchises around the country, lots of people have questions about this workout. Here, Karate World gives you some of the answers. Cardio or fitness kickboxing is basically an aerobic exercise. Everyone lines up facing the mirror and the instructor leads the class through kicks and punches like; hook, cross jab, upper cut, front, side, and roundhouse kicks as well as traditional aerobic moves. The punches are thrown into the air, similar to shadow boxing, not at a punching bag to the beat of loud, fast paced music. It’s not a martial art or self defense regimen, it’s more of an exercise program, but since it does use some of the moves of karate and Thai kickboxing, a professional martial arts instructor or an instructor with a martial arts background can teach you the proper forms to increase the effectiveness and safety of your workout.

What Can It Do For You?

It seems like every new exercise trend today is called “a full-body workout,” but cardio classes can come pretty close. If you do the punches with the right form and power and if combined with the use of free weights, you’ll strengthen your upper body and begin to see more muscle definition. The kicks will strengthen your legs, and firm your abdominal muscles; in fact all of the moves, when done correctly, will make your core a solid base that helps you do everyday things more easily, whether you’re lifting a toddler, heavy grocery bags or lugging loaded laundry baskets up and down the stairs.

It’s also good for strengthening the cardiovascular system and getting rid of excess body fat. Cardio kickboxing is a good choice if you’re looking to burn calories, (about 350 to 450 per hour or more depending on how much energy you put into your workout) for weight loss, or to improve stamina and heart health. People who become really bored with mindlessly plodding along on treadmills and stair steppers will enjoy the fast pace and new movements in a cardio kickboxing class. And you don’t need any martial arts or boxing experience or special equipment to take a cardio kickboxing class. Even if you feel a little clumsy or slow in the beginning, by the third or fourth class you’ll notice the progress you’re making, punching and kicking your invisible enemies like a pro.

What About Self Defense?

It’s important to remember that cardio kickboxing has no practical self defense training. If that’s what you’re looking for, check out Thai Kickboxing because you’ll actually be punching and kicking a heavy bag with all of your strength, which brings in resistance that helps you build powerful muscles and it burns lots more calories. This training CAN serve you well if self defense ever becomes necessary. Cardio or fitness kickboxing is a fast moving, calorie burning, heart healthy aerobic exercise. It’s not a boring dance class, an impersonal gym session or a fight club. It’s a FUN, friendly, effective workout that can improve your physical appearance, energy level, confidence, and even help you get better quality sleep!

Karate World’s Cardio Kickboxing training classes are always a welcoming place for beginners as well as veterans of cardio programs. If you’re a beginner, your instructor won’t expect you to perform every move perfectly. You’ll get the attention and help you need to be sure your form is correct so all of the moves, punches and kicks will deliver maximum results. So if you’re interested in aerobic exercise with the benefits of kickboxing, come to Karate World. See the difference in a martial arts setting and atmosphere compared to the franchise and gym locations. It’s a whole new experience for the body AND the mind!

KICKBOX YOUR WAY TO A STRESS FREE LIFE!

Are you looking for a safe way to land a few satisfying kicks and punches? The urge might come over you when you’re sitting in bumper to bumper traffic, struggling with problems at work or home, or dealing with a house full of noisy, over-active kids. BUT, take some deep breaths and resist it unless you want to add legal headaches to your list of problems. Save up those feelings and put them to better use by taking kickboxing classes at Karate World! The combination of martial arts, aerobic exercise and boxing is a fun and healthy way to blow off steam while helping you feel great too. That’s a powerful one–two punch not many workouts can offer. Plodding along on a treadmill, lifting weights or repeating the motions on one of the many machines at the gym still leaves your mind free to think about all the problems in your life, but the fight back movements of kicking and really punching the bag helps you release all that stress before it causes you to blow your cool at the worst possible time!

WHAT IS STRESS?

Did you know that stress is actually the body’s natural response to danger? It’s meant to be felt in emergencies and serious circumstances – not something we should have to deal with every day. But nowadays DAILY stress has become “normal” for many of us.. It leads to inflammation and depression so it’s really very important to take steps to relieve it. Kickboxing has been PROVEN to do just that because hitting or kicking a punching bag can really reduce your stress levels.

Many of us have just gotten used to living with high levels of stress and that’s not a good thing. We brag about all the activities we’re juggling and all the “stuff” we have to do without having enough hours in the day. Today, it’s almost a badge of honor to burn the candle at both ends. Really though, we may also be creating future health problems for ourselves. Excess stress is directly connected to high blood pressure, heart disease and even obesity. Other signs of too much stress include angry outbursts, anxiety, insomnia, overeating, headaches and more. But kickboxing IS a powerful stress buster because it boosts the flow of endorphins, those “feel good” hormones that reduce anxiety and help us deal with life’s problems big and small.

SAY SO LONG TO STRESS!

Kickboxing is a fantastic way to relieve pent up anger as well. You don’t have to go to a therapist, an anger management class, or take dangerous medications when you could spend your time and anger kicking and punching a heavy bag. There really is no better way to relieve ALL of your anger than by getting a little violent and crazy without finding yourself in handcuffs. Punching and kicking a bag at Karate World is a safe and legal way to get rid of your built-up anger. You see, imagining a difficult situation or person in your life and punching the bag allows you to get that anger out instead of punching a real person and finding yourself in a cell facing an assault charge!

It’s time to find out why Karate World’s Fitness OR Thai kickboxing classes are SO much more than a great workout. Besides the physical rewards of a tight, toned body, a stronger cardio-vascular system, weight loss, and unbelievable energy, your MENTAL health will benefit as well. You’ll knock out harmful stress and anger with our kickboxing sessions, get those endorphins pumping, and make sure your health is protected from the damaging effects of stress now and in the future.

Join a Karate World Kickboxing class today to improve the quality of your life and see how great it feels to be in control of your emotions instead of letting them control you. Call us at 908 241 0066 and let the “feel good” process begin now!

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Are you ready to start a new lifestyle that involves great exercise, lots of fun and valuable self-defense? Then it’s time for you to try Karate World’s Fitness Kickboxing classes!

You may be wondering… what IS the difference between the kickboxing offered at the local giant gym or kickboxing franchise and the kickboxing offered at Karate World’s martial arts & kickboxing dojo? Many people ask this question and we’re happy to explain…

In most cases, they are two different types of kickboxing with different goals in mind – aerobic kickboxing at the gym, and fitness or Thai kickboxing at the dojo. Both include kicking and punching which give you a great cardio workout and at most gyms, this is what their kickboxing routines focus on. The cardio classes at most gyms are just for that…. cardio. A good workout without any other elements. The kickboxing difference at a martial arts dojo and what makes it a “fitness or self-defense version” is that it involves learning strategies and proper form with these movements, PLUS a lot of footwork, body movement and blocking techniques.

At Karate World, our Kickboxing programs gives you the best of both. If your goal is exercise, you’ll definitely get plenty of that. And you’ll learn proper form and how to move your body if you are ever faced with an opponent. The self-defense aspect of karate and kickboxing is equally important. You’ll learn how to use these kickboxing techniques properly and safely. Hopefully you’ll never have to use them unless you want to compete in a tournament, but it’s good to have these tools just in case… And if you’re going to use them, proper form keeps you from getting injured. You’ll also increase your flexibility, strength, and endurance.

There are many Kickboxing and training options out there nowadays. Most of the newer kickboxing gyms are riding a trend and they’re getting their staff certified in Kickboxing in just 6 weeks or LESS! There have been former students of these types of gyms complaining of different injuries and aches and pains from training in these types of facilities. But Karate World’s instructors have been training in the martial arts for DECADES not WEEKS. They understand proper form and the reasons behind the self-defense techniques taught. They don’t just train…they educate students about correct form from the very beginning and because of this, injuries just don’t happen.

At Karate World, you’ll have the valuable benefit of having a martial artist as your instructor. Many of our students train in our Tae Kwon Do classes as well as the Kickboxing group classes. This helps to insure that their routine never gets boring because it combines the mental training of a martial artist with the physical workout for complete overall health.

A Kickboxing class at Karate World includes warm-up exercises, learning and practicing proper kick and punch work on the heavy bag ALL to the beat of heart pumping music. The warm-up and practice take up most of the class so students are constantly moving, strengthening muscles, building a stronger cardio-vascular system, burning insane amounts of calories, and developing a toned, tight, healthy body.

It’s time to come visit us at Karate World, Kenilworth NJ and find out for yourself how kickboxing training with a martial artist as an instructor is SO different from the impersonal gyms and kickboxing franchises popping up all around us. You’ll get fit, enjoy new friendships, and learn safely in a warm, family atmosphere. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

If you’re looking to lose some weight, or tone your body in time for the summer season, then you should definitely think about training at Karate World’s Thai Kickboxing classes because kickboxing is the perfect full body workout! Kickboxing targets all the major muscles in the body not just one area at a time like so many other workouts.

There really is a big difference between kickboxing and the workouts most people do. Most workouts consist of a little jogging, lifting a few weights here and there, and maybe a little stretching exercises. Sure you see some results in the beginning but then that dreaded plateau kicks in which means

Less fat is being burned

There’s NO reduction in inches around your midsection

There are absolutely no visible effects

You get frustrated….then you get even MORE frustrated!

Before long, you’re just going through the motions – and the next thing you know, you fall right back into the same old bad habits. It’s a continuous cycle of losing weight, getting a little fit, giving up, and ending up worse off than you were before you even started working out. And all of your thoughts about a slimmer, more toned summer body are depressingly gone.

That won’t happen with Karate World’s Thai Kickboxing training. You’ll slash body fat, move faster, and have energy like you never had before. It combines cardio and strength training with toning your muscles all the while you’re burning fat. Kickboxing is a high-intensity, high-impact workout that will have you constantly in motion. Your heart rate will be raised throughout your session, which means you’ll be BURNING CALORIES. With every punch and kick, your body is forced to work extra hard. In fact, an hour-long kickboxing session burns about 800 calories. And the AFTERBURN effect is insane! That means that even while you’re resting after your kickboxing session, you continue to burn calories. You’ll see that summer body you’ve been dreaming about become a reality!

If there’s one thing that separates Karate World’s kickboxing training from other workouts it’s that it’s simply so much fun! Not only is it great for your mind and body, it also has a very practical use as a way to learn self-defense. That’s a perk not too many workout plans can claim.

You’ll also forget about dwelling on your everyday worries because while you’re enjoying your kickboxing sessions, you won’t be able to think about anything else. And the best part about it is that you have absolutely NOTHING to lose except those unwanted pounds that are desperately clinging to your body!

Are you thinking this is just a bunch of hype like all the other programs out there that promise life changing results overnight? Well, you’re dead wrong! If YOU put in the time and effort, WE at Karate World CAN and WILL deliver! Now is the time to look and feel better than you ever have before.

Remember, summer bodies ARE built in the winter. Join the Karate World family, sign up now….and you’ll soon be strutting your summer shorts again! cbe an – and will – deliver results! Program can – and will – deliver results! Program can – and will – deliver results!