The Ultimate Body Challenge (UBC) kickboxing class has all the health benefits of any other aerobic training class plus much more. Because of the kickboxing, the classes not only give you a great cardio workout but also develop body coordination, flexibility, balance, focus, self-defense and burns over 800 calories per hour.
This is just a few of the added benefits of UBC kickboxing training. By integrating kickboxing into your workouts you’re getting all the muscular, cardiovascular and weight 
control benefits, plus you can KICK BUTT!
The UBC is a 10-week course that combines fitness kickboxing with resistance training, a sound nutritional program and flexibility training. But what really separates the UBC from most any other fitness program is the kickboxing. There just isn’t a more effective forty-five minutes spent in fitness, period!
You can participate in the UBC kickboxing classes without having to join the ten-week course. Many people will use this class structure as a supplement to their fitness training or they have already achieved great results from the UBC course and are working on maintaining their new fitness level.
UBC Kickboxing Class
Most fitness centers that teach a fitness kickboxing classes are doing more of an aerobics-styled class with punches and kicks. The participants are not hitting an-ything but the air.
However, for long-term health benefits and weight control you’re better off hitting a bag non-stop for approximately 30 minutes with varying levels of intensity. This is the structure of the UBC kickboxing class. The UBC kickboxing class is a 45-minute class that begins with jumping jacks or jumping rope, followed by shadow fighting and static stretches. You then put your gloves on and head to a heavy bag for approximately 30 minutes of straight heavy bag work. The class ends with calisthenics and cool down static 
stretches.
Plus, the instructor is not setting the pace of the class like they do in an aerobics class. This way anybody can do it! “We take pride in the fact that anyone can participate in our UBC kickboxing classes”, says Jim Graden, World Kickboxing Champion and creator of the UBC. “The fact that you can hit the bag five times, fifty times or a hundred times a minute means that all the classes are self paced so anyone can participate. In fact the majority of our students are women who are bored with what the local fitness center has to offer and are looking for something new and exciting.” We’re the cure for the common workout!
This class structure allows you to maintain a target heart rate and burn the maximum amount of calories over an extended period of time, just like if you were running or cycling. The activity of punching and kicking the bag can be done at a pace that gives you the same health benefits of any other aerobic activity. Plus, in this day and age, the kickboxing techniques you learn just might come in handy!
