Cardio Kickboxing Drills

Team - Don't let this post discourage you, you can do these same drills at home. You've probably seen a cardio kickboxing class and stopped in to join them, but if you haven't a cardio kickboxing class consists of many different things: jabs, cross, hook, uppercuts, front/back/side/roundhouse kicks and more. Cardio kickboxing is often a series of choreographed combinations, much like a dance routine, that sky rocket the heart rate and get your entire body moving.  I've even been in some classes where they'll use a punching bag to really help you release those frustrations.

Squat Kick Drill:
1.  Squat down - all the weight is in your heels just like you're sitting back into a chair
2.  Immediately stand up and bring the one knee up and extend the leg out in front and push through the heel of your foot.
3.  Sit back down into your squat
4.  Stand up and bring the opposite knee up and extend the leg out in front and push through the heel of your foot.


Continue this drill for 2 minutes

Lunge Kick Drill:
1.  Start in a Lunge - left leg back - front knee over the ankle

2.  Lunge by dropping the left knee down

3.  Bring the left knee up and extend the leg out in front and push through the heel of your foot for a front kick.

4.  Lunge the same knee, left leg, back down into your squat and repeat the kick

Do the left side for 1 minute and switch

Cardio Kick Punching Series:

15 seconds - Fast Jabs forward to each corner of the room keeping your waist to your ankles stabilized 

15 seconds - Jumping Jacks

15 seconds - Fast Hooks keeping your waist to your ankles stabilized

15 seconds - Jumping Jacks

15 seconds - Fast Uppercuts keeping your waist to your ankles stabilized

15 seconds - Jumping Jacks

Repeat 2x for a total of 3 minutes

Putting all of this together you'll have a 6-7 minute routine for your home or class.

And if you missed it, your last Weekend Workout was Cardio Kickboxing.  Check it out:

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