Have you ever had a martial arts beach party?
This summer is the perfect time to give it a try.
Beaches are a great venue for all sorts of recreational activities. You can sit and soak up the sun, or jump in the water for a refreshing cool down. You can get a team together for a set of beach volleyball, or enlist a few friends to play a casual game of catch. And with a little creativity and the right gear, you can even give your martial arts training a beach day.
Here are 7 ProForce products that you can take to the beach for some summer training fun.
A Martial Arts Belt
Beaches are ideal for high intensity cardiovascular training. Moving your sprint training from a harder flat surface to soft sand will make your legs and lungs work even harder. Taking those sprints into waist or chest-deep water will make your whole body work for that forward momentum and get that heart rate up.
To add even more of a challenge—and more fun—to your cardio, we recommend adding a friend and a martial arts belt like the ProForce® Ultra II Jiu-Jitsu Belt.
Resistance sprints with a friend at the beach are an intense cardio blast. But they’re also just a blast in general.
MMA Gloves and Focus Mitts
You’ll probably want to save your most intricate and intense pad work for the ring, but some casual combos and boxercise rounds can be a fun and effective beach workout. You don’t even have to bring your timer if you’re afraid of getting it wet and sandy. Pick a strike. Let’s go with uppercuts, for example. Start with a single 1-2. Reset and go for two. Reset and move up to three. When you hit fifteen reps, start working your way back down to one again. Then move on to another punch and repeat.
ProForce® Kickboxing Fitness Gloves are an ideal choice for a beach-based pad session. They’re strong enough to keep your hands comfortable, but light and small enough to be beach bag friendly. And they’re breathable enough to keep your hands from getting too clammy on a warm summer day.
Add a pair of portable, easy to use, and durable Proforce® Lightning Hand Targets and you’re ready to go.
A Towel
It’s probably going to be warm at the beach. The air will be humid thanks to that beautiful body of water next to you. And your beachside training is going to get your heart rate up. The forecast for your martial arts beach day says there’s a high probability of sweat.
You’re going to need a towel. Or two.
Small, soft, and absorbent, the AWMA® Hand Towel is the perfect fit for a day at the beach. Throw one or two in your bag, and reach for them when you need to dry off or freshen up between sets, after your workout, or before you head home.
Footwear
If you have a smooth stretch of beach and don’t mind the feeling of sand between your toes, you can always do your martial arts beach training barefoot. But if you have sensory issues, or you’re just not a big fan of having random grains of sand stuck to your feet, an extra layer of coverage might be in order.
We recommend leaving your usual training shoes at home. If you don’t like sand on your bare feet when you’re working out, you’re really not going to like it when some gets stuck in your exercise gear. But a slip shoe like the Hy-Gens™ 2 Shoe could come in very handy.
Hy-Gens™ are lightweight, comfortable, and take up almost no space in your beach bag. They’re also machine washable, which means you can toss them in the laundry when you get home and get rid of any lingering sweat, sunscreen, and sand.
Your Best Beach Fit
Obviously you want to pack workout gear that is going to keep you cool and comfortable during your training. But maybe you want to look good in front of the other beachgoers while you’re doing it, too. Luckily, ProForce has a whole line that’s dedicated to clothing that’s every bit as fashionable as it is functional.
ProForce Sport has a whole range of athleisure clothing that would be great for any kind of day at the beach, as well as great for training. For example, a pair of ProForce Sport® Angel Wing Muay Thai Shorts W/Neon Green Bows will give you all of the freedom of movement and breathability you’ll need for sprints and pad work. But they’ll also make you look as cool as you feel.
A Beach Bag
Finally, you’ll need a good bag that can hold all of the above. And a water bottle. And sunscreen. And maybe a post-workout snack.
The ProForce® Ultra Mesh Sport Bag is a beach-friendly bag that will allow you to comfortably transport everything you’ll need to and from your workout spot. And its mesh panels will keep everything inside as breezy as a day in the sun and sand.
