Monday, June 17, 2013

This ancient Thai martial art is great for getting fit.



Muay Thai might sound more like a cocktail than an ancient martial art from Thailand, but in fact it's an ancient martial art that is about culture, honour, respect and discipline. It's fitness with meaning, which is empowering.

Kicking is similar to dancing in the sense that everything has to be perfectly aligned, and for that you have to focus on your core, which you need to keep switched on for Muay Thai. The weight drops off you because it's like interval training, which gets great results because it's such a high-cardio workout.

It uses every muscle in your body. With boxing you usually just work your arms, but with Muay Thai you punch, kick and use your elbows and knees, so you are using almost every muscle in your body in an interval-style training regime that most people find their body will respond to quickly.

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