HEALTH DATA COLLECTION

Archive for the ‘Aerobic Cardio’ Category

Kickboxing training is one of the single best exercise programs you can use to get fit. Here are the top 5 reasons:

1. It’s exciting, in order to get any benefit out of an exercise program, you need to stick with it, and in order to stick with – it’s gotta by fun.? If you find running, jogging, stationary bicycles, terribly dull, try kickboxing training.

2. You can do it at home or at the gym.? You can use either DVDs or join a class at the gym.? Some of the most popular kickboxing DVDs are the Billy Blanks series.? Kickboxing fitness sessions are not as easy to find as aerobics,but they are worth finding and also worth the drive if they are a few miles further.

3. Effective weight loss, Kickboxing workouts burn off an incredible 400 to 600 calories in only an hour. It also keeps your heart at a steady 75% to 85% rate which is proven to be optimum and is the recommended heart rate if you are engaged in exercise or training, and it’s so much fun you will hardly notice all the calories you are burning.? Not only are you working your entire body in order to burn calories like a fat furnace, but you will also pack on some muscle which increases your metabolism while resting.

4. Kickboxing training for fun or competition.? Depending on your skill and time available you can even enter kickboxing competitions and meet great new people and have a blast, if not, you can just workout at the gym or even at home and still enjoy all the physical benefits of kickboxing training.

5. Bodysculpting, unlike running that although will help you run, kickboxing training adds definintion and tone to your entire body.? The result is a knockout body that not only looks trimmer but looks (and is) stronger and healthier.? Your shoulders, arms, legs, abs and back will all begin to firm up.

Cardio and competitive kickboxing training are both amazing ways to have? fun and a great way to lose weight, get stronger, look incredible and even make new friends. if you are still looking for the perfect way to start enjoying exercise – get started with kickboxing.

I am a huge fan and competitive and cardio kickboxing training. I think it the most fun way to increase strength, flexibility, reflexes, stamina and burn calories like a furnace. I run several blogs on kickboxing drills, training and other martial arts and nutrition related subjects.

Water aerobics classes are like standard aerobics but in are performed in the water. It’s tougher to move in water due to its resistance and the water also protects you from any impacts. These classes are great for increasing muscle tone and also often recommended as part of physical therapy, for example when recovering from injury or surgery. Other variations include hydospinning, water ballet, and water yoga.

Aerobics are easier in the water and most people don’t find them as exhausting. Because water is approximately 12 times thicker than air you move more slowly. Some classes may add equipment like webbed gloves to make workouts harder. Unlike step aerobics or dance workouts, very little coordination is required, and added plus for klutzes like me.

If you are a hardcore swimmer or hardcore aerobics fan, you might find water aerobics boring. If however you are easing back into fitness, this may be a low impact option you enjoy. It’s also popular with pregnant women, older people, and anyone with degenerative diseases that make it hard to move on land. You might also love it if you simply love the water like I do, and it’s also great cross training for athletes.

There are several levels of classes available ranging from ones for avid aerobics nuts and serious endurance athletes to ones more suitable for octogenarians. I suggest you wear a comfortable bathing suit and consider water exercise shoes or an old pair of sneakers to keep from scraping your feet. Personally I find water aerobics nice for a change of pace and variety in my training routine.

The iron cannonball that I am referring to in terms of training equipment is the ancient kettlebell. Check out the following 2 simple drills that you can implement in order to develop superior cardiovascular fitness.

1. Double-Arm Kettlebell Swings: The double-arm kettlebell swing is the base lift of the kettlebell. With this particular exercise you have the ability to develop superior cardiovascular fitness and overall conditioning with a single simple movement. The movement or particular exercise known as the swing integrates hundreds of your muscles and increases your exertion level so that you develop a high level of conditioning in order to improve your recovery, endurance, and enhance your fitness in every way possible. To perform this drill you simply will hold the bell at your groin. From here the objective is to swing the bell back and forth in an arc from between your legs up to your chest level. This is done by you smoothly and continuously flexing and extending at both your knees and hips in a continuous manner. This will create the necessary momentum in order to get the bell moving through a constant arc of motion.

2. The Full Range Double-Arm Kettlebell Swing: For this drill you will start in the same exact way as the first killer cardio drill mentioned. The only difference is that you will simply execute the hip snap motion in order to get the kettlebell moving in an arc from between your legs all the way up to above your head. You will find that the full range of motion is much more intense than bringing the bell to the chest height level. Once again this more advanced version of the swing will further intensify your kettlebell training and help you to develop a superior level of power and cardiovascular conditioning! Give it a try!. By: Brandon Richey