1 It’s a full-body workout
Splitting your workouts to focus on different muscle groups can be beneficial if you’re trying to bulk up, but doing exercises that utilise muscles from multiple groups is especially effective for those looking to get lean. Muay Thai fighting activates muscles all over the body as you kick, punch, hook, and twist around the ring.
In addition to strengthening your muscles, Muay Thai training can also increase bone density. The continuous impact of your shins and forearms on the training pads and punching bags can result in microfractures, which your body will repair. It might sound scary, but it is a completely normal phenomenon that happens even during regular exercise—the soreness you feel after a workout is due to micro-abrasions in your muscles, which are healed with protein to become stronger than before. Similarly, with consistent training, your bones will adapt and become denser and hence stronger.