It can be a effective tool to tighten your obliques muscles (found at the side of waist) – upto 310 percent. So, if you want to achieve a leaner and toned body, you are on the right way. Eccentric contraction is important to achieve strong muscles.
Kickboxing
Expect to lose somewhere around 500 to 800 calories, an hour, by doing kickboxing. It targets your arms, shoulders, hips, thighs, abs in only one workout. It has proved to be great stress releasing tool.
Kickboxing Workout
- Cross – It is the opposite of jabbing. If your right arm is extended, then your left foot would be at the rear end.
- Hook – Here, you are doing punches in a circular motion with your lead hand. In case of hook, you are targeting cheeks and ears of the opponent.
- Uppercut – Uppercut is the upward thrust from the fist pointing towards the ceiling as if you are targeting the chin of the enemy.
- Front Kick – It is just like jabbing but the only difference is you are now doing it with your leg. Any leg’s heel can be used to do this exercise as if you are targeting the chest, knee of the opposite person.
- Roundhouse Kick – Just like hook, here you are using your leg in a circular motion, or you can say circular kick.
- Side Kick – The strongest kick (as compared to the above moves) as you are using your glutes (hip muscles).