Kicking Safely

It is one thing to kick safely and other to really kick hard.

Aero Kick Boxing may kick out all that excess fat but there is one drawback. Improper and poor execution can cause injury that can nail one to bed, to a wheelchair or to crutches. A workout that combines aerobics, boxing, kick-boxing and martial arts techniques, aero kickboxing is known to effectively burn calories, trim down fat and firm up muscles fast and effectively because of the simultaneous way it works on the upper and lower body.

The routine consists of techniques in kicks and punches, bobbing and weaving maneuvers, shadow boxing, kick boxing combinations where all of these are set to music. The punches can have variations of jab, cross, hook and upper cut that tone the upper body and arms. Kick techniques like roundhouse, front and sidekick work on the lower body. That is, only when execution is done correctly.

Defining safe aero kick boxing, Slimmers World fitness trainer Christian Salvilla said, routine that involves boxing must always start with five to ten minutes of warm up followed with stretching before aero-kick proper. Breathing is important in aero kick to maximize fat burning.

Said Salvilla, "the technique is to exhale when punching then inhale when pulling the punch back."

So how does one make sure the kicking, punching and breathing are done right? With an aerobics instructor who can execute, communicate and is sensitive to student capabilities and levels. Multi-winner athlete and aerobics instructor Jerome Arriesgado has been one to teach and render aero kickboxing with fun while ensuring students effectively lose weight with proper and safe execution. Not surprisingly, Jerome won Aerobics Instructor of the Year in 2002.

A track and field athlete and winner, Jerome has been an aero kickboxing champion for two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003.

When teaching aero kickboxing, Jerome prepares students with 15 minutes of warm up and stretching and another 15 minutes of the same segment for the cool down. Jerome's aero kick moves lets out the heat while ensuring students execute these with the proper footwork. He teaches how to throw punches with ease being a javelin throw winner.

Says Jerome of his passion for sports, "from sprinting to throwing to walking to road running to dancing to kick boxing, sports should not only be for those who are already into it. The athlete must inspire others to make exercise a formula for good health."

Fat by any name is ugly. You can get a kick out of that with aero kick boxing. With Jerome those kicks can be done safe and forceful.