Health & Fitness
Kicking and punching to a flexibile physique
Saturday December 18 2021
Abstract
- Mr Okeke, a health coach, got here up with this new means of coaching as an alternative choice to current types of exercises reminiscent of zumba, tae bo, firming, and power coaching.
- His approach integrates martial and combined martial arts strategies, reminiscent of kicks and punches.
- Mr Okeke factors out that the kicks and punches or shadow sparring particularly work on the principle muscle teams within the physique.
There may be Tae Bo, an train system that mixes parts of aerobics and kick-boxing, after which there’s tae-combat, a creation of Felix Okeke, a non-contact high-energy martial arts-inspired exercise.
Mr Okeke, a health coach, got here up with this new means of coaching as an alternative choice to current types of exercises reminiscent of zumba, tae bo, firming, and power coaching.
His approach integrates martial and combined martial arts strategies, reminiscent of kicks and punches.
As a substitute of using weights, tae-combat makes use of kicking and punching to enhance a person’s flexibility, and agility, in addition to improve core physique power apart from constructing their stamina, posture, stability, and form.
Mr Okeke factors out that the kicks and punches or shadow sparring particularly work on the principle muscle teams within the physique.
Tae-combat health coach Felix Okeke demonstrating how one can do a backkick. December 8, 2021. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
“Most individuals who carry weights usually are not versatile. Tae-combat teaches self defence whereas enhancing agility, power, and suppleness ranges,” he says.
He explains that the explosive kicks or punches work on muscle tissue within the decrease again, the higher physique, arms, and obliques to construct endurance and power.
The particular muscle tissue embrace the calves, hamstrings, and quadriceps with the calves used for ahead and aspect by aspect motion of the leg; the hamstrings, which is the massive muscle on the again of the thigh are chargeable for inside rotation, hip extension, and knee flexion whereas the quads or quadriceps are 4 important muscle tissue within the thighs therefore the title.
Throughout tae-combat exercises, the kicks are diverse. The snap kick targets the decrease stomach and helps strengthen the muscle tissue within the legs and thighs, again kick helps in strengthening the decrease again, butts and likewise targets the quads whereas the sidekick targets the glutes, firming the butts in addition to the waistline to cast off the fat across the space.
Tae-combat health coach Felix Okeke demonstrating how one can do a frontsnap kick. December 8, 2021. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
“The punches might be jabs, hooks, cross punches, uppercuts which use entrance or rear hand,” explains the coach.
He provides that with regard to shedding, gaining, or sustaining weight, tae-combat simply as a lot as different cardio workout routines is high-intensity coaching with the various bodily actions in brief areas of time serving to in burning fats and firming the physique.
“Though it’s bodily demanding, it’s good for constructing psychological endurance and braveness,” provides Okeke.
His lessons are divided into rookies and masters class relying on one’s mastery of the strikes and can be found as both 55, 45, or 30-minute exercises.
Hitting the choose, Okeke says, relies on every particular person however usually, he places the interval at between one and two months.
“You may alter the exercise to fit your objectives and work at your ranges. One can begin with one or two lessons per week as they develop their coordination and strikes,” says the coach.
“Each time I tweak the coaching by being artistic and arising with new strikes to make the exercise lessons attention-grabbing and break the monotony of repetitive strikes,” he provides.
