Know The Benefits Of Muay Thai For Body Health

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JAKARTA - Muay Thai is a martial art that was built since the Thai kingdom. Muay Thai's name consists of the word Muay which means boxing and Thai which is the name of this martial art country.

Muay Thai sports if routinely done will have various positive benefits for the body. What are the benefits, here are the reviews, launching Asia Yokkao, Monday, January 16.

For those of you who want to lose excess fat in the body, you can do Muay Thai. One hour of Muay Thai practice is able to burn about 690 calories. Apart from burning calories, this sport can also strengthen the leg muscles. Muay Thai exercise, which uses a lot of feet, will train the muscles of the feet to make them more agile and strong.

Regularly doing Muay Thai can increase body strength and resistance. Each training session takes one to two hours by involving several shadow boxing movements, heavy work, padwork, endurance training, and conditioning training. In fact, Muay Thai athletes are required to run for 3-5 km to warm up before training. Don't be surprised if your immune system gets better after diligently practicing Muay Thai.

When carrying out Muay Thai, of course, there are many movements where you have to maintain balance when kicking to keep the body stable. Therefore, Muay Thai trains itself in order to maintain balance.

The much energy is spent because Muay Thai can help your sleep become more relaxed. Because after exercising you are encouraged to need more rest. For that, if you are having trouble sleeping lightly, try Muay Thai to help normalize your sleep.

In practicing Muay Thai, a person will be encouraged to exert all his physical and mental abilities. So Muay Thai not only strengthens the body, but also the mind. It feels difficult at the start of the exercise, but if you keep pushing yourself, your mind will gradually become stronger too. Regardless of what you do, mental resilience can help you deal with and manage every challenge in life.