Women and mixed martial arts

[ChantillyLace88]

My uncle was a boxer when I was younger and taught me a few things here and there. I always loved boxing but never took it past "something to do" when I was at his house. Now I'm looking for a fun form of exercise that I actually like to do.
I'm pretty much at the beginning of my weight loss (30 pounds gone, at least another 70 to go). I want to get into boxing and mixed martial arts.
Thing is, I'm worried I can't do that stuff until I'm already in good shape. Do any women on here already box/mma? Should I lose the weight first and start afterwards to build muscle and tone up?

 

[hestes]

My husband got me interested in the kickboxing and mma type stuff when we 1st met. I haven't started training consistently with him on the mma stuff, but the kickboxing workout alone is one heck of a workout. I think you can start now...just remember to start where you are and listen to your body.

 

[alphafemale]

Do It

I've been practicing Muay Thai for over a year and was in decent shape when I started, but a lot of people I started with were not. I say pick what you like and go with it. Kickboxing work outs have totally changed my attitude about exercise... it works me up and just makes me want more and more and more. Today I skipped rope for 30 minutes and did 300 sit ups before our Muay Thai routine began... I never thought I could do that much a year ago, but your instructor will help you work up to fighting condition.

If you're uncomfortable starting at this point, you could always work basic exercises that you would do in any martial arts class into your current exercise routine in order to bolster your confidence. I recommend push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping rope to start. When you feel you have a good base with these exercises, start looking into boxing gyms and sign up for a boot camp or something, that way you will be with a lot of people who are new too.