The Ultimate Fitness Boxing & Kickboxing Workout

About the Book

Welcome to the 21st Century, where we have become a society of "multi-taskers" and can incorporate that mind set into our fitness training. Over the last few years boxing and kickboxing have become popular forms of fitness training in North America for those looking to progress beyond the Tae-Bo, aerobic-kickboxing and boxercise type format. This book details how to get a calorie burning cardiovascular & resistance workout combined with learning valuable self-defense skills. The routine is also a dynamite way to build self-confidence, agility, coordination, stamina and relieve stress.

Complete with a wide variety of topical information on both general and specific components of fitness, it is professionally detailed with over 300 photographs depicting every punch and kick technique combination. From the warm-up, strength exercises, abs routine and cool down stretches it is designed to ensure safety and efficiency in planning your fitness regiment.

The exercises are fully explained, and sample workouts are provided allowing you to determine the intensity of your workout based on your fitness and skill level. Tailored to your goals, it makes an ideal, fresh, innovative and personalized workout. The training can be structured into 2 or 3 minute rounds with 30-60 second rests to replicate actual boxing & kickboxing rounds. Concentrating on the various challenging and stress relieving kick & punch combinations enhances mental focus and discipline. All the equipment required, like boxing gloves, heavy bags and focus pads are portable and the initial expenditure is fairly modest compared to some elaborate home gyms. The additional strength and resistance exercises incorporating the stability ball, medicine ball, resistance tubing and free body exercises keeps the program unique, easy to modify and can be taken with you when traveling or at work.

So grab your wraps and gloves and "get ready to rumble" your way to fitness.

About the Author

Ross O'Donnell was born in Toronto, Canada in 1956 and now resides in Orangeville. He is the eldest of three children born to Lorraine and Ross Sr. Ross has one daughter, Brittany, who excels at several sports and is working toward her university degree in business.

A graduate of University of Toronto, Ross is the owner and operator of Fitness Kickboxing Canada, Fitness Boxing Canada and O'Donnell Personal Training. In addition, he is an accomplished fitness columnist with over 150 published articles and has composed 3 instructor training manuals. He has drawn upon his years of experience in fitness, martial arts, boxing and kickboxing to provide a comprehensive, unique and easy to follow program incorporating authentic boxing and kickboxing techniques for the ultimate fitness workout.

As a Can-Fit-Pro and Y.M.C.A Conference Presenter, Ross' fitness qualifications include being a Can-Fit-Pro PTS PRO-Trainer teaching the Personal Trainer Specialist Certification Course as well as being a Certified Program Director Specialist in Group Fitness Management. He is also a Can-Fit-Pro accredited Continuing Education Provider with courses taught including: The Fitness Boxing Instructor Course, The Fitness Kickboxing Instructor Course, The Kick-Box Boot-Camp Instructor Course and the Starting Your Own Personal Training Business Course. Ross also is a Certified Stability Ball Instructor through Can-Fit-Pro and a Certified Fitness Consultant through The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and The Ontario Association of Sports & Exercise Science.

His background in boxing and kickboxing is highlighted by being appointed the I.S.K.A., (International Sport Kickboxing Association) Master Instructor and National Program Director for Canada to train and develop Instructors to teach the ISKA Kickboxing for Fitness Program.

Ross also holds certifications as a competitive boxing coach from Boxing Ontario and as a Certified Kickboxing and Cardio-Karate Instructor from the National Association of Professional Martial Artists.

Ross O'Donnell believes that persons of all ages and fitness levels can strive to attain their fitness goals through the sports of boxing and kickboxing.

More information can be found at www.fitnesskickboxingcanada.ca