If you have 45 minutes to spare, that's great — but in as little as five minutes [1] you can knock out some stress with swift uppercuts, side hooks, and powerful kicks.
Kickboxing's high-energy mix of cardio and strength-training [2] moves get my endorphins going as I punch my way to a better mood. That's why I keep kickboxing YouTube workout videos (of all levels and lengths!) bookmarked for when I'm on the brink of an anxiety-induced tension headache.
My five favourite kickboxing [3] finds below are especially satisfying as they require zero equipment, which means there's one less thing in the way of fighting off negative energy.
5-Minute Cardio Kickboxing Workout With Katie Yovin and Rebecca Louise
Trainer and Burn app [4] founder Rebecca Louise and fitness influencer Katie Yovin teamed up to prove that it only takes five minutes of squats, punches, and kicks to breathe heavily and feel great.
10-Minute Cardio Kickboxing Workout Legs and Butt With Love Sweat Fitness
By focusing on the biggest muscle in the body — the glutes — Katie Dunlop, an NCCPT-certified personal trainer and the creator of Love Sweat Fitness [5], is helping us burn more calories with just 10 minutes of toning and tightening.
25-Minute Kickboxing Cardio Interval Workout With Fitness Blender
Even during your rest periods, fitness influencer Kelli Segars encourages you to never stop moving throughout this jab- and kick-filled circuit. The video's calorie tracker will validate how effective the non-stop movement is in real time.
30-Minute Dance and Cardio Kickboxing Workout With POPSUGAR Fitness
ISSA-certified personal trainer Joseph D is combining kickboxing and dance moves for an energetic cardio workout that'll have you kicking, grooving, popping, and squatting through the burn.
45-Minute Epic Cardio Boxing Workout With POPSUGAR Fitness
Keep your water bottle close by — following along with Christa Dipaolo, the creator of The Cut by Equinox [7], as she sweats through 45 minutes of high-intensity boxing and kickboxing conditioning calls for plenty of hydrating.
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