Since the beginning of September, I have been attending my kickboxing classes regularly. I try to at attend at 2-3 classes per week and let Sensei Mike kick my a*$ (sometimes, I think he has a fight with his girlfriend and then takes out his frustrations on us at class the next night!!)!
My level of anaerobic conditioning was higher before I went in for my knee operation at the beginning of the summer than it is at present. I was attending 3 classes per week, lifting weights twice a week and performing a conditioning circuit once per week...back then I felt great! I was able to blow through my classes without any difficulty.
Well...let me tell you, my first day back to kickboxing was a big wake up call (I had not yet lost any weight)!!! My hands were slower, my skipping was not as smooth and my legs felt like they were in quicksand.
Now let's fast forward to the present; 10lbs lighter. I am not quicker due to the fact that I lost weight (quickness will come as a result of training; weight loss alone will not make you quicker), but I definitely feel a lot better during and after my class. If I had not lost 10lbs, I would not have realized the difference in how much harder my body had to work during class. If anyone wants to see how an extra 10lbs feels, I invite you to wear a 10lb weight vest around your house for a day...you will be one tired soul after a few hours.
I feel better now than I did 2-3 weeks ago and I know I will feel even better when I get down to my goal of 185lbs.
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