On average, you’ll burn around 740 calories for every 55 minute BODYCOMBAT session you attend. While this may change a little depending on your specific weight and height, the fact remains that this remains a more productive way to burn calories – and therefore fat – than many other cardio-based workouts. This makes it ideal for those of you who want to drop those extra pounds fast.

BODYCOMBAT is comparable with running when it comes to improving your stamina, while the explosive elements, combined with the non-contact nature of the class means you’re unlikely to pick up any injuries, meaning you can work out harder, for longer without any lengthy lay-offs. Also, the workouts are split into timed intervals, helping you to maximise your heart and lung capacity.

The kicking, jabbing and blocking – i.e. the martial arts elements – of BODYCOMBAT, when combined together and repeated extensively at a regulated pace and intensity will help you use muscle groups you never even realised you had. Unlike running or cycling, BODYCOMBAT is a whole-body workout, meaning you use both your upper and lower limbs for the workout, giving a more balanced effect and helping you achieve defined muscles and a well-toned body.

We all need an avenue for relieving any pent-up stress and anger that we may be carrying with us and BODYCOMBAT is the perfect way to help you relive that stress. It’s not the violent element that helps unleash that fury, but merely the power and the explosive nature of the exercise that helps relieve you of all the stresses of everyday life. Combine this with the natural endorphins that are released during exercise and the many-times-proven positive effects of exercise on general mental health and you’re sure to feel better in every way after a BODYCOMBAT session.

One final, oft-forgotten, benefit of BODYCOMBAT is the effect it has on your balance, co-ordination and agility. Many of the exercises require you to balance on one leg while kicking or punching with another limb. This requires good balance, co-ordination and agility, all of which will improve, the more BODYCOMBAT classes you attend.