Anyone take Kickboxing classes?

Yes! I take kickboxing and it is one of my most intense workout. I LOVE IT!!!! We go for about 40 minutes and I can burn 800ish in that time. At some points I feel like I'm going to die but thats okay LOL. idk how all kickboxing classes are set up but ours is nonstop intense pace with mostly kickboxing (of course lol) and some other cardio thrown in. If you are looking for a challenge and a FANTASTIC workout I strongly recommend it!!!!!

Edit: I got so excited I forgot to put in my results. I can honestly say that I felt so much stronger and lost more inches doing kickboxing then some other activities. of course i combined that with a good diet but i think that the fact that it was so intense gave me really good results physically.

I used to do kickboxing once a week (for about a year, until recently due to a scedualing conflict) and it helped me shed weight FAST and tone up great! Would definitely recommend it! Not to mention its super fun!

I do a Cardio kickboxing at a Martial Arts place - we dont' spar with others in the class but we do a lot of bag work and a lot of HIIT work (i.e. X # of punches in a certain style then down onthe floor for 5 sit ups or punch punch jumpjack jumpjack punch punch) - there is also about a 10 minute spot work at the end - sometimes it is arms, other times its legs or abs...

I go 2x''s a week and the place I do it is awesome because they started it to help to community so they don't really "charge" (we paid a $40 one time fee that included gloves) - we have 14 year olds to 65 year olds (who has had a triple bypass)

I get a good burn of about 350-400/calories per my HRM for the 45-50 minute class (depends on when we start how long a session is)

You want a cardio work out - krav maga if you can find it.

Nuff said.

Krav Maga is cool if the teacher is good but typically the Krav Maga taught is a very watered down version of the good stuff.

Boxing / Kickboxing is more universal in-terms of self defense I would say.

You want a cardio work out - krav maga if you can find it.

Nuff said.

Krav Maga is cool if the teacher is good but typically the Krav Maga taught is a very watered down version of the good stuff.

Boxing / Kickboxing is more universal in-terms of self defense I would say.

I am unsure what KM you have taken or seen but Krav maga Worldwide instructors are not watered down and I have found the instruction to be absolutely phenomenal. I travel a lot and have gone to KMW facilties in LA, Austin, Florida and Colorado and have found the curriculum to be extremely consistent. This is probably due to the fact that KMW does not dilute the "brand" by just saying "oh- your a black belt? go forth and teach" like a lot of systems seem to do. KMW has a very intensive instructors certification course that is quite honestly brutal mentally and physically- and they have a significant failure rate.

I should note that of course take into account my bias as a KMW practitioner but if one does any research on how individuals get certified in the various styles KMW and Gracie instructors are probably very high on teaching an effective self defense system. One can leave your home facility and step into any KMW facility and immediately know what is going on without someone interpretation on the system.

I'm a 2nd Degree black belt in TKD, used to have my own school. I also taught cardio kickboxing at a local big box fitness center. I had the biggest class at the time...it was a tough class but made it fun. I had students who took kickboxing from other instructors before and hated or got bored with it...but loved and lost a lot of weight in my class.

It is a great workout and you can burn 1000 calories/hr when good form and intensity. The only TRICK is to make sure the instructor is great and actually have martial arts experience....not the typical aerobic instructor who took a 1-day class to get a certificate. An instructor is someone who teaches, not one who stands in front of the class and expects everyone to follow along (that's where a lot of injuries happen).