Kickboxing?

My husband and I do kickboxing. He is in a full out kickboxing class with a sparring partner and full contact. I'm in a kickboxing class where we only battle the bags. I love it but am easily frustrated with the kicks because my form is off. I told my husband that and he reminded me that even if I'm not doing the movements in proper form, I am at least moving and burning calories.

My only suggestion is to look up the proper form online and make sure you are doing the moves right. Just like with yoga, you have the potential for injury if done wrong. However, my only fear would be I would learn the moves wrong and then feel like an *kitten* in class, haha. I laugh because I can't do the moves and I still look like an *kitten* in class, but I keep on going, trying and trying again to get the kicks down. (I have no athletic coordination, with the exception of my punches. I got those down pat!)

But if you love it, stick with it!!!!! :drinker:

I take a kickboxing class at the Y twice a week. It is intense and a very good workout. I cannot keep up at times but still do it. I try to stay in the back corner:) Less people around me!

Hi :-) I compete in kickboxing tournaments in the UK, have been doing it for some time now but can still remember my 1st class.

I went on my own, relatively unfit and oblivious to any sort of technique, I was lucky in that everyone in the class from newbies to the senior black belts were very friendly and willing to help.

I couldn't recommend the sport enough, whether your going into it purely for fitness or to compete eventually.

The workouts are intense, you will notice your fitness, confidence and flexibility improve drastically while learning an effective self defense technique. The DVD's are going to be a nice introduction but I would recommend getting to a class as soon as possible, they will push you more and will help you with technique.

Don't worry about not knowing form or technique straight away - that's the point of a class :-) and don't worry about people looking at you - we are all new at some point!

Great for fitness and coordination, and yes it will get you in shape, Starting with a video at home is a good idea, it will get your body ready for the real thing, do remember to have a good warm up with dynamic stretching (ie leg swings, burpees lunges) and be sure to have a gentle deep yoga style stretch afterwards, then reward yourself with a hot bath, a cold pint of water and a nutritious meal, oh and plenty of sleep...go for it, good luck

James

I used to.

Proper kickboxing, not pretend waving your arms in the air stuff, is amazing. You may feel like you will never walk properly again, however. It's a rush and completely alters how you look at exercise DVDs again.

My favourite bits were sparring, pad work and the look of horror on a cocky man's face when he realised that the dumpy woman could do more sit ups and variants in three minutes than he could do in a week.

Oh, and your butt lifts up within a few sessions and six months changes your entire posture and the way people seem to look at you.