Fitness Kickboxers! Let me see your Before and Afters!

I LOVE kickboxing. You are so lucky to go so often! I only get an hour twice a week. It kicks my butt. I think there's even a YouTube video of my class. I'll go find it.

Here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSg4qkRmkP4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I love how it's for everyone, no matter your weight or fitness level. You are going to love it. Enjoy!

Would it be really corny if I said (Sanshou) kickboxing has changed my life? I joined a club in October 2012 which has 3 national champions and although I was aware that I was a bit fat at the time (84kg), compared to the other guys I was felt morbidly obese. Seeing how the other guys looked was pretty inspiring, not to mention the training was so harsh, those calories got nuked.

I have been going once a week since then and alongside some jogging with my dog, I lost a good chunk of weight. Only found out about MFP recently and with the addition of calorie counting I started losing weight again just as I thought I was starting to plateau. Am delighted.

As of next month I will be training there twice a week to up things further. For those starting out, the intensity of the training can be a shock to the system but keep at it you really won't regret it later. It's my birthday coming up, marking a year of training. I might post some pics then

I dont have pics but I have been doing it for around a year and I just love it. Sometimes I train a hour kickboxing/MMA class then go to gym for another.

Your fitness improves greatly apart from that I find my reaction times are quicker.

Working in the class + gym + eating healthy can make you a smooth running machine!

I dont do kickboxing but absolutely love my body combat classess - think you are going to see some amaxing changes to your body and stamina!

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Hi! I just started using MFP and will start kickboxing after my trip... I shall take my measurements to see if I have made any kind of improvements. After reading all the posts, I'm already motivated!

Not my story, but I thought I would share about my sister-in-law. She started going to kickboxing 4x a week in February or March, and she has leaned out considerably! She says she hasn't lost much weight, but her body looks completely different. Her arms are ripped and she is even starting to see a six pack poking through. Her results have been so great, I have looked into going, but classes are so expensive around here!

I love using Natalie Eco's Kickboxing video on Youtube.. its 18 mins but really intense.. I wish she had a DVD cause I don't have time to attend the class here in Jacksonville :-/

I started kickboxing at my local YMCA last month. My class is a mix of kickboxing, glute and core workouts. My first class at the beginning of April had 4 people in it. As of last week our class has grown to about 15 and hopefully more soon. Unfortunately the class is only once a week but it's enough of a workout that you feel it. There's never the same routine and the amount of support from everyone is incredible. My old class from before I moved out of town was never like that. It was more of an everyone for themselves but this is completely different. I'm looking to join the Body Combat class the YMCA offers twice a week now.

Since starting my class I've been able to drop 10 lbs in about 8 weeks without even changing my diet too much (believe me it's not 100% healthy, maybe not even 75% healthy!) Yes, I was sore for the first 2 or 3 weeks but it has gotten so much better and that class is the highlight of my week. This week I've even convinced a friend of mine to give it a try and see what she thinks. Maybe I have the beginnings of a fitness tribe here! It's so nice to see there are so many people interested in kickboxing. If anyone has any ideas or good tips on where I can get good at home DVD's (I don't really care for my P90X too much) send me a request or a note! The more the better!