Whether you're practicing at home or in a studio, your Jiu Jitsu training has a positive effect on your physical and mental health. Here are just some of the ways that Jiu Jitsu impacts your overall health: 1. Fun, full-body workout. Many people start martial arts because they're looking for a new and different way [...]
Your martial arts training leads to benefits for both your body and mind. And when you're a committed student, one of the mental skills you develop is resilience. Resilience is an indication of your ability to cope with tough situations, challenges, and obstacles. Initially, resilience seems like a quality that you either have or you [...]
Your body is continually working all day every day to maintain itself. And one of the body processes that's always working in the background is your breathing. Without even being aware of it for most of the day, you're constantly inhaling and exhaling. How is this possible? Because of your body's autonomic nervous system, which [...]
Martial arts is a fun and effective way for anyone to achieve their health and fitness goals. Here are a few ways that martial arts training helps you get more health and fitness gains: 1. High-Intensity Workout Martial arts classes provide a high-intensity workout. And the best part is, it’s not like other traditional workout [...]
Martial arts and yoga share a lot of similarities. Because of these similarities, yoga makes a great supplement to martial arts. Here are a few ways that yoga benefits your martial arts practice: 1. Build a strong mind-body connection. Both martial arts and yoga train your body and your mind. Whether you're on a mat [...]
Kickboxing combines martial arts movements and a high-intensity aerobic workout. And because you don't need special equipment or a huge amount of space, it's a great workout to do from home by joining an online class. Here are just a few reasons why online kickboxing is a great workout for your body and your mind: [...]
Being home all day has changed how we work, play, eat, train, and connect. Thanks to technology, we have plenty of ways to work online, take virtual fitness classes, and connect with our friends and community. While it’s great that we’re able to still do a lot of what we’re used to, we’ve also experienced [...]
When you’re not able to make it into the gym, working out at home is a great alternative. And rather than trying to come up with workouts on your own, you can participate in online fitness classes. Doing an online workout is going to be different than what you’re used to doing at the gym. [...]
When you’re not able to make it into the gym, at-home workouts are always an option. It doesn’t get more convenient than working out in your own home, right? But you’ll still face a few challenges. Your routine is thrown off. Perhaps equipment is limited. You might be more tempted to keep pushing your workout [...]
In our last post, we shared three tips on how to stay motivated to workout that were focused on what you can do as an individual. In this post, we have a few tips on how you can stay motivated to work out by getting support from others. Here are three more tips on how [...]
