Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Kickboxing for Fitness

I took a kickboxing class recently that lasted all of 3 days. It was surprisingly quick to pick up and worked up quite a sweat - just learning how to kick correctly - which is always welcome because it means I'm pushing my body to its limit.

Any kind of movement is key to a healthy mind and body. Ask me, I spend hours in front of a computer because it brings home the money, though I'm not exactly cheering how long I'm seated. Work can get engrossing, and one hour follows the next and before you know it, you've been hunched over for more than 2 hours. Our body gets sluggish and reflexes slow down. This is where a fitness routine, such as kickboxing, comes to our rescue.

The sessions made me feel amazing even hours after I got home

At one point, my instructor got chains bundled around my wrists and made me practice punching the air 100 times. Nope, that wasn't a typo. It was tiresome, but I learnt how to throw a punch while being able to control its intensity. Self defence and fitness rolled into one. How about that? 
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Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Easiest Way to Tone your Belly

Quite unsure how or when it happened but I'm now (and have been for some time now) in possession of a pot belly. Of course I've known about it for a while but always made some cute excuse for it, and nicknamed it my belly dancer belly. Luckily I can still make it disappear by sucking the fat in. The downside is the discomfort because of which it doesn't work for long. Apparently though that's a good habit to have, several times a day.

Sucking in your belly to the point of flexing for 3-5 seconds at a time works like exercise if the rest of your body is in the correct posture (I let a mirror be my guide. If your body looks unnatural, you're doing it wrong.). I've tried this and it actually works over time. The 'workout' activates your Transversus abdominis muscle also known as the 'corset muscle'. If you have an insane amount of fat to lose, a more intensive exercise program like Insanity is recommended.

So now that you know, go do it...regularly, if you want to see results.  
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