Kickboxing Classes in Portland OR: What to Expect for Beginners including health benefits!
Kickboxing is one of the best and most badass exercises you can do. You will absolutely not get bored at Mata Leao’s kickboxing class. There are some awesome health benefits too, which we will review here now.
Burnin’ dem calories up!
You can burn 250-450 calories during a 30 minute session kickboxing sesh.Trying to burn more? Take our kickboxing classes in Portland OR for an hour and burn between 500–900 calories. For scale, basically if you order the hugest burger at a fast food restaurant that’s about 1200 calories. YUM.
Cardio Gainz
Kickboxing pumps up your cardio in ways that are noticeable and yet not laborious. Your blood circulation is up, your heart is challenged in a healthy way, and over time your endurance will improve. When you work on combinations not only do you look cool, but you also work out your muscles. This improves your overall muscle tone so you look great doing it. How fun does running on a treadmill for an hour sound? Not so fun. How much fun is learning to throw kicks, punches, knees and elbows that can actually work in a fight ( it’s not like Tae Bo with Billy Blanks guys)
You work out your entire body
Hmm let’s think about what parts of your body you don’t use….the part of your brain that ruminates on that time that you rambled on too long at the microphone at your best friend’s wedding and they had to drag you off stage mid speech. YUP, Kickboxing is a great way to take your mind off the stresses of daily life and is great for your mental health.
Jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts work them pecs, biceps, serratus anterior muscles, and other muscles you had no idea about and so your chest, arms, shoulders get a noticeable work-out you can feel. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LOWER BODY. Trust me, you will learn some sweet kicks. And by practicing them, it tones your legs thighs and butt for sure, just in time for summer.
Balance and Coordination Skills
Man oh man are you going to be a balance master after a couple classes. Also, the combinations are really kind of daunting looking at first, but thankfully we have the best coaches and training partners that will be patient with you. You get to try the moves slow at first, and then gradually kick up the speed. Before you know it, you will look like an absolute killer! Plus, at the beginning of class you learn how to shadowbox which is a MUST HAVE thematic element in any fight movie montage.
Stress Relief
“Work hasn’t been stressful lately at all” said no one ever. Yes, we all need an outlet. Some people (weird people) build model train sets and walk around with a conductor’s hat, admiring the little trains and people with glint of childlike wonder in their eyes that is both endearing and very creepy all at once. Sorry train enthusiasts.
OTHER PEOPLE ( cooler people, I’d wager) Learn how to kickbox to relieve their stress. Let’s face it, we’ve all wanted to punch people at some point in our lives. Kickboxing classes in Portland OR help you channel that existential rage into a beautiful art form that will arguably keep you safer should a disgruntled person ever attack you randomly wearing a train conductors uniform.
BEST PART IS that we have all the equipment that you need. But please bring a mouthguard and you’re going to want a water bottle too.
Kickboxing Classes in Portland OR
BRUH are you not sold yet? Please. It’s a free 30 day kickboxing opportunity that will make you look cooler at parties, and you don’t even have to show them your jab ( which will be spectacular once you have trained with us.) Once people ask you what you do in your spare time, you will just humble-brag that you are learning Muay Thai Kickboxing from us over there at Mata Leao on SE Stephens Street. Your surrounding admirers will now look at you in a new light, instantly recognizing you as the most badass person in the room. Not that they didn’t already guy. 😉
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