If you train in taekwondo you
....run
....and jump
....and leap.
…you kick and punch.
And you learn complicated patterns which
test your coordination.
In short...
...You exercise your body.
And if that physical exercise sounds
hard....don't panic. Anyone can get fit. We did!
After all no-one is fit when they
are born.
Not even Bruce Lee!
Every single fit person has got that
way....
....by exercising.
And the taekwondo benefits emerge
gradually week by week. Training session by training session.
Taekwondo
training develops physical strength
Taekwondo training develops a lean,
strong physique.
One of the physical benefits of
taekwondo training is that it strengthens our muscles, bones, joints, tendons
and ligaments.
That's a lot of words that sound
good but....
What does that really mean?
Well let's start with strong
muscles.
Training in taekwondo strengthens
all your muscles from top to toe. Strong muscles help to support your body.
They help to hold your body upright keeping your spine in the right position.
If your muscles are strong, day to
day tasks like gardening or carrying the groceries are easier. If your muscles
are not strong and you try to lift something heavy, you are much more likely to
tear something.
Ouch!
And what about strong bones?
Aren't bones strong anyway?
Well actually bones are a bit like
muscles. They are living things.
Use them and they get stronger. Sit
too much and they get weaker.
And weak bones break more easily.
For ladies it is especially
important to try to keep your bones strong. This is because women often suffer
with osteoporosis (weakening of the bones) as they get older.
One of the physical benefits of
taekwondo is that all that leaping and jumping helps to make our bones
stronger.
And what about tendons, ligaments
and joints?
Why do you want these to be strong?
Well imagine you are walking along
the street and you don't pay attention and your foot slips off the side of a
step and your ankle turns sideways.
Ouch!
Now if you are not used to
exercising. And your joints are weak. And the ligaments around your joints are
weak. Watch out. It could be a really big Ouch!
And a long time on crutches!
But what if you train in taekwondo?
And your ankle joint is strong and the ligaments around it are strong?
Chances are the Ouch! won't be
anywhere near so bad!
Stress
relief- one of the physical benefits of taekwondo
All that kicking and punching?
Why is that good?
Two words sum that up for us.
Stress Relief!
Stress relief is one of the huge
physical benefits of taekwondo.
Kicking a target or punching a bag
is amazingly good for letting stress and tension out of your body.
Sure it's hard work.
And you can be exhausted afterwards.
But you feel relaxed and calm.
In the days when we have stressful
jobs. We often walk into taekwondo training sessions with our heads pounding
after a difficult day.
Then we train.
And because taekwondo requires so
much mental concentration we cannot think about anything else.
Or worry about our day.
And as we punch and kick the stress
flows out of our bodies.
And by the time the training session
is over,
we are transformed.
Peaceful.
Calm.
And in a better state to deal with
our lives.
And for us the combination of
physical tiredness and mental relaxation means a good night’s sleep!
Taekwondo
helps with weight control
And lastly....
....we touch on something that many
people battle.
Obesity.
Or being fat.
We all know that if we are
overweight we are more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, liver disease....
The list goes on and on and on.
And controlling our weight is hard
with so much fattening food around these days.
One of the physical benefits of
taekwondo training is that while you are kicking and punching and running and
jumping and having fun.
You are burning off fat.
So it's easier to keep control of
your weight.
And you have a body that feels good.
And looks good too!
