| Aerobic kickboxing is becoming very popular with | | | | oxygen. Oxygen fuels the fire so fat can be |
| some women and others are a bit confused as to | | | | burned. |
| how all that kicking and punching benefits their | | | | When you use several muscle groups while |
| body. It may not look fancy but it is very | | | | exercising your body requires more oxygen to |
| effective. | | | | bring to all the different muscles being used so |
| All aerobic exercise is good but some forms are | | | | your body has more oxygen allowing it to use |
| more effective. Kickboxing falls into that category. | | | | more fat for its energy source. That allows your |
| The more muscle groups you use during your | | | | body to work longer because it has a large |
| workout the more calories you burn and the | | | | source of fuel to draw from. |
| longer you are able to workout. That may seem | | | | When you use fewer muscles you have less |
| contrary but it is true. | | | | oxygen in your system so your body is forced to |
| The human body is amazing. It is very | | | | go to your smaller fuel source, glycogen. Since |
| conservative. It uses just what it needs to get | | | | you have a far smaller supply of glycogen your |
| the job done and no more. Some diseases put a | | | | energy source gets used up much faster. You are |
| kink in its system but a healthy human body | | | | unable to keep exercising. |
| works very well. | | | | Oxygen's by-product is water so it is pretty |
| Exercise forms that use several muscle groups at | | | | painless. Glycogen's by- product is lactic acid which |
| one time make the body work harder than those | | | | is pretty uncomfortable. That is the burn you feel |
| that focus more on one area of the body such | | | | in your thighs when you are peddling up the big hill |
| as biking, walking and running. Using several muscle | | | | on your bike. Your body is using glycogen at that |
| groups causes your body to burn more calories | | | | point and its by- product, lactic acid, is letting your |
| per workout session. Your body has to deal with | | | | thighs know it is running out of its supply of |
| many motions at once. It uses more energy | | | | glycogen. |
| which adds up to a higher amount of calories | | | | All those kicks and punches done in aerobic |
| needed. Most of those extra calories needed are | | | | kickboxing workouts add up to more calories |
| supplied from your fat storage. | | | | being burned and your body being able to keep at |
| Kickboxing uses your arms and legs | | | | it longer. Kickboxing also increases your |
| simultaneously which challenges your body and | | | | co-ordination. |
| forces it to work very hard. | | | | So next time you go to the gym and see a |
| So if you are working harder how could you | | | | kickboxing class offered you might want to join in |
| possibly be able to do it longer? Your body has | | | | and see what it is all about. When you are online |
| two major fuel sources it uses for energy, fat | | | | looking for a good workout DVD choosing a |
| and glycogen. You have a limited amount of | | | | kickboxing routine would be a good idea if you |
| glycogen stored in your body. You have lots of | | | | want to get fit fast. |
| fat. To access your fat storage you need | | | | |