Cathe Live Review: Kick, Box & Bags (#232)
Kick, Box & Bags is a more intermediate level cardio kickboxing workout. This routine is based on Cathe’s latest intermediate series LITE (Low impact Training Extreme) workout - Rev’d Up Rumble routine (for a detailed review of that workout click HERE). This is a really nice feel-good workout that will get you moving without draining you completely. I found it really enjoyable and just the right level for a day I didn’t want to go all out.
The routine is a combination of three elements - kicks, punching (boxing) combos and boxing using the heavy bag. The heavy bag section includes tabata style intervals that involve fast punching while running the feet.
The workout starts with a long active warm-up before moving into punching and a few kick drills. This forms the main part of the workout. You then go to the heavy bags for more punching and tabatas, before returning to the floor for the main kicking section, some punching combos (all very familiar from Rev’d Up Rumble) and two blasts. The blasts are also slight twists on two of the blasts from the Calorie Crush for that workout – 4 attacks / 4 heel clicks and 4 pop squats / 4 jump rope / 2 jacks.
Cathe tends to march more, between the combos than usual, rather than jumping rope, which does take the intensity down a little from her usual level. However, the workout is kind of sneaky as by the last section, after the heavy bag, when we moved into more kicks, punches and the blasts - I was breathing a little harder!
Overall, this was a really fun, feel good kickboxing workout – ideal for a lighter day when you want to work but not go all out.
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The Workout
Kick, Box & Bags is an intermediate level cardio kickboxing workout that consists of kicks, punching combos and a heavy Bag section. Cathe and class wore weighted boxing gloves for this routine. I wore wrist weights and these worked well to increase the intensity a little.
What You Need to Know
(Rating scale – 1= lowest & 5 = highest).
The Moves
Kick, Box & Bags is 52 minutes long and originally aired on 17th January 2019 (#232). The workout starts with what I am guessing to be a 9 minute warm-up before moving into the main routine. The combos below are often built up slowly so you have a chance to learn the moves before stringing them all together. Just the final combos are shown below.
Kickboxing
Walk forward & back punching / hooks
Jab, jab, elbow strike
Jab, jab & punch down
Jab, jab, elbow strike / jab, jab & punch down
Agitate side to side with knee raise
Walk forward & back punching
Jab, cross, hook & upper
3 Jabs & cross
2 High punches & 2 low punches
Jab & cross
Jab, cross, reach & pull knee (jumping on knee raise)
Knee pulls
Jump ropes
Repeat on other side
2 Sumo squats to side (punching), side lunge & leg abduction
Side lunge & leg abduction
Quick water break at 17:45 minutes
Double side kicks
Side kicks
Double side kicks / side kicks
Repeat on other side
Side steps & side kick
Jump ropes / tap outs
3 Shuffles (travelling) & jab, cross, jab, cross
March forward & side with jabs / fast feet & quick jabs punching front & side
Speedbags running the feet
Repeat on other side
Quick water break & move to Heavy Bags at 25:20 minutes
Heavy Bag Section
Jab, cross
Tabata run – fast punching & running the feet x3
3 Jabs & cross
Jab, cross (50, 75 & 100%)
Repeat on other side
Tabata run – fast punching & running the feet (long set of these – Cathe counts 8 then class counts – three times)
2 Jabs forward & double jump with speedbag arms
2 High punches & 2 low punches
Repeat on other side
Quick water break & move away from Heavy Bags at 35:15 minutes
Kickboxing
Front kicks
Front kick, back kick, front kick & hammer down
Front kick & hammer down
Pull & pound
Repeat on other side
Jab, cross, double jab, cross, punch down, step & side kick with cross punch x2
4 Attacks / 4 heel clicks
Upper cuts / flurry upper cuts / speedbags
Repeat combo on other side
4 Pop squats / 4 jump ropes / 2 jacks
Jab, cross, jab, cross & 5 fast punches then switch sides
The workout ends with a 3:30 minute cool down and stretch.
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