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The Martial Art of Fitness.

If you turn on the TV, perhaps on a late evening after your done with work go on to watch what ever binge watching network people call them now. Maybe you watch comedies or sitcoms or maybe action movies. More often than not they involve some sort of choreographed martial arts combat during the course of the film and if you ever notice the stars that are in engaged in these fight scenes are usually share one main common trait: they’re fit.

It’s no wonder that mma sport fighting is rated the toughest sport in the world by bleacher sports.com. With Ice Hockey and American football following behind. A core of any martial art is having a strong body as it makes any practitioner able to withstand any blow or kick from an opponent less painful due to how having more muscle mass creates stronger bones and organs which ultimately protects them better from harsh impact that martial arts is certain to deliver. However doing them for just the workout for some people is also another added benefit along with learning a form of self defense.

There are a number of health benefits that exercise scientists and personal trainers have found that not only include physical traits but your mental health as well particularly in the cognitive function part of your brain that controls your attention span and focus as well your emotional well being and in return creates a better life balance for your physical and mental/spiritual needs. Also what I have noticed is many of the arts that are mixed, Think (Muy Thai, MMA, King fu,Tai Chi and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). Offer not only increased power and strength for your muscles but more actual real world self defense as well as these added benefits

– Moral and Discipline.

– increased reaction time.

-Focus and self Confidence.

–Active Listening and Reasoning.

–Willpower.

–Flexibility in the joints and increased motor functioning.

–Leadership Skills.

Roughly 65% of America’s population is overweight or obese. The long term solution one might say is to take up a martial art but in the greater midst of things we as a country need to get more active and fit and develop these sorts of skills that are detrimental to ones life that many martial arts schools practice. In my own honest opinion I think the sooner we teach each other these very effective and powerful life qualities we can evolve our communities into a fitter and more peaceful place to live.