As well as being a good form of self-defence, kickboxing offers brilliant all-round fitness. If you’re looking to lose weight, a kickboxing club could be one thing you haven’t considered, focusing instead on the gym, boot camps or other sports. This could be a mistake, since it’s a fantastic way to get into shape and have fun at the same time. The good news is that for kickboxing, London has all the clubs you could wish for, meaning that you can train in a range of styles and at times that suit you. A cursory search on the internet will show you how many places to train there are near you.

There are different ways to get fit, and different sorts of ‘fitness’. For example, a marathon runner could be considered fit, but so could a sprinter, or a powerlifter. One is fast, another has endurance, and the other is strong. These three aspects – speed, stamina and strength – are all a part of kickboxing. This makes it an a great way to gain all-round fitness that usually isn’t found in single disciplines. Usually, you would have to cross-train to gain these advantages.

This is important because the different types of fitness interact for your benefit. Everyone knows that aerobic exercise – running, cycling, or spending several rounds in the ring – burns calories. But strength training also helps you drop weight because muscle burns calories too; put on some muscle and you’ll find you plough through fat reserves faster. Also, core stability helps keep good form in the different techniques you will learn, helping to avoid injury.

This means that kickboxing is a fantastic discipline to get into shape. It combines several different forms of fitness, all in the same style. You will get fit, become more supple and self-aware, learn to look after yourself and, in all likelihood, meet some great people too. Training in a group of people helps you get the most out of the experience, and lots of people find they make good friends too: a kickboxing club is far more than a way to shape up. For kickboxing London is a brilliant place to start, and it’s a good idea to try a few clubs to get a sense of what’s involved. Most will let you train a couple of times without paying to see what goes on and whether you will enjoy it.

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I was keen for my son to take up a physical activity as part of his extra curricular schedule, and I thought a martial art might be good for him, as it would be a skill that he could develop which would also help his confidence to grow.  I started looking into London kickboxing classes, and discovered that there was more to the sport than I realised.  The London kickboxing club that I visited gave me some advice about getting started that I found very useful.  Anybody else looking into kickboxing London would do well to think about the following issues.

It is vital to know your fitness level.  Kickboxing is a particularly high-impact form of exercise. If the only time you have raised your heart rate in the last year was by running for a train, then this is probably not the activity for you.  If you are keen to get involved despite low fitness levels, then it would be sensible to spend at least a few weeks doing some gentle exercise.  This way, when you start at your local London kickboxing club you will not be embarrassing yourself by passing out in a puddle of your own sweat in the first session.

In addition, it is important to assess the level of the class you are joining before you sign up, or pay for a group of classes.  If the rest of the class has been attending for a year or so, the instructor may not be too happy to accommodate your beginners’ level.  In a kickboxing lesson your classmates are fairly important; if you are a slight young chap who is paired up with a fifteen stone man with strong kickboxing skills, you are likely to spend more time dealing with his strength than developing your own skills.

Once you arrive at your chosen London kickboxing club, comfort and hydration are key.  It might be worth speaking to your instructor beforehand to see whether you need to bring any particular equipment, such as gloves or shoes with a good grip.  The best way to enjoy London kickboxing classes is to dress in loose fitting, light clothes, drink plenty of water, and start slowly.  When my son was first starting out in kickboxing London I made sure he had worked on his fitness, found the right class and instructor, and bought the right kit.  It certainly paid off – he has kept it up for a year now and is showing no signs of slowing down!

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