How I Improved My Weightloss With A Kickboxing DVD

I woke up one morning to find myself more than 30 pounds

overweight. Imagine how it feels to suddenly realize the

athletic, muscular body that you had in college is now

soft, pale, droopy and flaccid. It was a nightmare that

snuck up on me in just a few years of trying to climb

the corporate ladder.
I dragged my low energy blobness to the local karate dojo

about 3 months ago. I had found their website on Google

and it was a full featured gym that taught boxing, muay

thai kickboxing, wrestling, jujitsu, and a whole bunch

of cardio and conditioning classes. I had bookmarked the

site and stared at it on my computer for weeks, lacking the

energy or determination to finally decide to lose weight.
About 2 months before I joined the gym I bought a cheap

kickboxing dvd online. My computer in my home office has

a dvd player, and when the UPS man dropped it off to me 3

days later, I ripped open the envelope and put it on.
This kickboxing dvd was a training program for beginners. I

was so out of shape I'm sure I was even worse than the

newest beginner, but I took a crack at it. I put on an

old pair of sweats, a Metallica tshirt and started working

out to the video.
I wish I had taped that first workout, I would win the ten

grand on America's Funniest Home Videos for sure. There's

me jiggling and bouncing in my office, knocking stuff of

the shelves and bumping into my desk. My cat took off like

it had been struck by lightening. My kicks literally were

no higher than knee high. I think I lasted 15 minutes

and was sucking wind like a 1972 Datsun B210.
The next day my knees hurt, my back hurt, the inside of my

thighs were aching, my shoulders and triceps were sore and

its the first time in years that I had felt that way. So

I did the kickboxing workout dvd again. And again. My

brain somehow realized that the pain meant I needed to do

the exercises. I worked out roughly 4-5 times a week for

almost 2 months and lost 7 pounds. This gave me so much

more confidence that I finally joined my gym. It's been

the best decision of my life.
In total my weightloss is approaching 25 pounds. I look

completely different. All my clothes are brand new and

are much smaller. I lost 4 inches off my gut. I can see

abs hinting about coming out, perhaps next summer!
My energy levels are incredible. I don't need an afternoon

nap or my 3 o'clock coffee. I make better choices now

when I go out to eat. I feel like a new man!







Yoshi Kundagawa is a freelance journalist covering the martial arts world. Too much time at his computer eating donuts reduced him to couch potato status. He's on a quest to recapture his youth and fitness. You can read his blog at http://www.martialarts3000.com/