Benefits of Muay Thai For Women (Top 5)
In recent years, we can see Muay Thai rising really fast in just about every part of the world. This is mainly because people have finally become aware of the benefits that come with Muay Thai training. A fighting style that once was too brutal is now home to millions of people and we are talking about both genders.
Nowadays, more and more women are joining Muay Thai gyms which has turned out to be a trend really. And by the way, let’s not forget that it is, perhaps, one of the best fighting style for self-defense as well.
All the women out there, please stay with us and find out more about why Muay Thai might be perfect for you.
Muay Thai burns around 1000 calories per hour
Let’s be honest, this is what every woman wants to hear. Muay Thai training is also seen as a full-body workout that will get your body in top shape in a very short time span. When it comes to fitness and weight loss, we dare to go even further saying it is better than many other high-priced fitness plans.
According to the studies, a single hour of Muay Thai training burns around 800–1000 calories. We don’t have to mention this is often the main reason why so many people are joining the classes. Throwing kicks, punches, knees, and elbows burns calories like nothing else.
On top of that, training also includes strength exercises and weight lifting. This means you will burn fat and build muscles at the same time, which is a very healthy way of losing weight.
If you want to lose some weight, get flexible and improve both upper and lower body strength, Muay Thai is a great choice. We think it is a much better way to get your body in shape by learning how to fight than doing the same exercises in the gym for months.
Muay Thai is great for Self defense
Women who are not into fighting sports may not know that Muay Thai is among the best fighting styles for self-defense. It is often seen as a complete striking style that teaches you all you need to know about fighting. You will learn how to throw punches, kicks, knees, and elbows.
What makes it good for self-defense is its emphasis on hard kicks, clinch fighting, and sparring. It prepares you to use your entire body as a weapon and how to generate huge power in every strike. All of these elements play a key role in any type of fighting and will help you to get out of trouble.
Knowing how to throw fast and hard kicks is crucial because it allows you to keep the attacker at distance and do huge damage. Just a single, well-placed leg kick in Muay Thai can generate a similar force to hitting someone with a baseball bat. A person who has never been kicked before would instantly feel huge pain.
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Even if the attacker gets a hold of you, you will know how to fight in the clinch and use dirty boxing moves. Here is how it looks in practice:
The first thing you have to do is to wrap your hands around the attacker’s hand to break their posture. This opens the doors for you to land vicious knees to the stomach or elbows to the face. Not a single martial art out there will teach you better clinch fighting skills.
It helps you relieve the stress
Find just one person who has trained in Muay Thai or any other striking art and they will tell you that putting on the gloves and start blasting the heavy bag or pads is the ultimate stress reliever.
Whether it is stress at work, kids getting in some trouble, or you just feel bad about the way you look, there is always something to feel stressed about. But the last thing we should do is to sit at home, be passive and just overthink those problems in our minds. To stay healthy, we must react and put in some work.
Training hard does not just burn your calories and builds muscles. No, it also triggers many chemicals in our brains like serotonin, which is the one that makes us happy. This is why we feel good and relaxed after every hard workout.
You will enter a Muay Thai gym with all types of problems in your mind, just like most of us do. But we all leave the gym with a smile on our faces, ready to go under a shower, eat, and sleep better. As some of us might know, happiness is in the small things and Muay Thai teaches you that.
It boosts your confidence
Attending Muay Thai classes is a great way to boost your confidence and deal with various mental issues. We all have ups and downs, days when we feel anxious and doubt ourselves. These are the days which, with a help of Muay Thai training, we can overcome and feel better. This is because Muay Thai teaches you many wise things.
First of all, you won’t achieve anything in Muay Thai without putting in a lot of work. It will teach you how important it is to be disciplined, open-minded to adopt new things, and patient to achieve your goals. You will break all the limits, get rid of most of the fears, and finally feel good in your own skin.
This type of mental toughness or warrior mindset will have a huge impact on your life outside the gym as well. You will know that, no matter how hard life can be, it won’t break you as you are prepared to face these things.
Muay Thai makes you flexible
Expect to perform stretching exercises before and after just about every Muay Thai class. Being agile and flexible is crucial because it allows you to execute techniques the right way. You just can’t expect to learn how to throw various kicks while being stiff.
As most of us know, stretching is a great way to warm up the muscles before, and help them relax after a brutal workout. But being flexible also keeps them strong, which prevents many injuries from taking place. You can enjoy even more benefits if you mix it with doing yoga at home.
What most women like about stretching is that it stops your body from aging. For instance, people usually start feeling some back or knee pain in their early 30s. Now, can you imagine how old they would feel in their 40s? Doing stretching exercises just a couple of times per week can stop this and make you feel 10 years younger.
It helps you develop many healthy habits
Muay Thai training will inspire you to develop many healthy habits that will all improve your health and quality of life. One of the first changes most beginners make is to focus on going on a diet and eating healthy food. And trust us, it’s much easier to stick with the diet program when you are training.
This is mainly because Muay Thai is a really hard sport that puts a lot of stress on your body. To keep your body strong and healthy, we must give it all the vitamins, minerals, protein, carbs, and other things you won’t find eating fast food. In the end, training hard and eating healthy raises the immune system which helps you recover faster.
You can eat junk food and train Muay Thai, but you will quickly realize that your body simply doesn’t have enough fuel to keep up with the classes. Muay Thai will help you develop discpline inside and outside of class, an opportunity no one should pass up.
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