Hi All!
I am looking for fitness advice for how to train outside of the Dojang to get my body in physical shape for TKD, what is important and what sort of routines should I focus on.
Many thanks
Sam
Hi Sam! There will be many opinions and training routines offered with this question, but a lot depends on what you're capable of, what are you trying to achieve and how motivated you are.
To answer your question simply, it would be to focus on aerobic and anearobic exercises, strength training, flexibility and nutrition. If you can find a good routine that focuses on those factors then you are headed in the right direction. If you are new at strength training, I would recommend you see a personal trainer, but if you are at all familiar with weight lifting then there are a ton of good websites to find a good program that works for you.
For cardio, I work out on a spinner bike and I have 3 different routines I do. Two of them are interval sprints, which isanearobic because most of TKD is anearobic exercise, it's explosiveness when you need it. And I also work on the spinner bike doing a cardio cycle. And when it gets a little warmer outside I will also go for a jog.
Flexibility is also very important. I train six days a week so I stay loose, but I always get a good stretch in, especially before training for my TKD classes. If you do
not know any good flexibility exercises, I would again recommend a personal trainer or you can do your own research, just try to avoid straining yourself.
The same goes for weigth lifting, proper stretching and form are really important.
But the key to a successful training regiment is your diet. You have to eat healthy and you have to fill your body with the required nutrients, it's just as important
(if not more so) than the training itself, but it's also the hardest part to do. Again a personal trainer would help you out with this, or again there is a ton of info on the net.
I could get into some specifics for you, but I will need some more specific questions, but I will be here if you need any advice