Kickboxing is a enjoyable exercise that may be modified for all exercise ranges. Today we’re highlighting two of essentially the most fundamental strikes that you are able to do in your proper in your lounge to prep in your first kickboxing class or to easily up the ante of your present exercises.
Basic Jab 
Health and health skilled Stephanie Mansour throws a jab throughout kickboxing workouts. Brian Ernst/Sun-Times
Start in your self-defense place: You’ll have your toes staggered with the suitable foot in entrance and the suitable hand in entrance. Both the fingers are up at your chin peak.
Use the entrance hand to throw the essential jab. Extend the punch and rotate your shoulders in order that you find yourself going through sideways. Keep the shoulders low and the knees bent.
Keep in thoughts you don’t wish to snap your arm straight into full extension; you wish to cease nearly at full extension. Your power comes out of your legs on this train.
When you carry the arm again in, it stays elevated.
Repeat this 10 occasions on both sides.
Side Kick 
Stephanie Mansour throws a facet kick whereas demonstrating kickboxing workouts.Brian Ernst/Sun-Times
You don’t want a punching bag for this! You can use a pad with a companion or simply do it by yourself.
Place your fists over the entrance of your face. Keep the foot on you standing leg turned out barely. Bring the kicking knee up towards your chest, after which stomp outward to the facet. Bring the knee again towards you. Do this slowly after which you possibly can velocity it up!
Repeat 10 occasions to every facet.
Kickboxing is a good cardio and strength-training exercise that may be completed a couple of occasions per week!
Stephanie Mansour needs you to “step up” your health routine. Mansour coaches non-public shoppers in weight reduction, gives health/well being/existence recommendation on nationwide TV reveals, and provides her free 21 Day Challenge on-line. Check out her health suggestions each Thursday within the Well part of the Chicago Sun-Times. And go to her web site at stepitupwithsteph.com.