Posted by Royal Dragon on July 01, 2002 at 13:42:09:
In Reply to: Martial Arts for Losing Weight posted by Ex-Instructor on July 01, 2002 at 09:45:21:
My original reason for Kung Fu was weight loss.
I have found if I do 40 minutes of forms nonstop after a 20 minute warmup 3-4 times a week I can stay at my ideal weight of 195
BUT, if I fall short of that, I baloon up to about 230-240 and stay there, no matter how I eat.
This is one of the main reasons my Kung Fu is set up in 40 minute incraments.
40 minutes warm up/Conditioning split in half of 20 minues warmup,& 20 condtioning.
40 minutes forms practice with maybe the final 5-10 stretching or sometimes I add that time to the end for a 50 minute segment.
40 minutes sparring
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