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m economist suntribune healthy living saturday may 4 2002 27 qualified instructors important to avoid cardio boxing injuries from page 26 ed knees or even spinal cord injury terry riggs owner of warrior martial arts centre in newmarket agreed unqualified instructors are a problem unfortunately our industry is not regulated so pretty much anyone can do it we used to offer it here when it was trendy but we had a sixth degree master teaching the classes other places are offering it as self defence but they arent teaching it properly according to ms punzo however fit city has taken precautions to assure their boxing and tko cardio boxing classes are taught by trained martial arts specialists we only have three instructors who teach these classes our newest instruc tor has his black sash in kickboxing we also dont offer the course very often so people dont get overzealous and hurt themselves ms punzo agreed concerns expressed by martial arts experts are valid and said cardio classes focus more on the workout portion and less on the kicks and punches there is no doubt that cardio boxing has excellent potential for fitness if taught properly in fact most classes use simulated kicks high knee motions and short close tothebody punches besides the chance of injuring themselves in a group environment there is also the chance of hurting oth ers ms punzo said so we limit the kicks for that reason as well despite claims cardio boxing and kickboxing are yesterdays news fitness centres are still attracting classes of 30 or more people like these classes because they provide great cardiovascular work outs but dont require much coordina tion its a fun environment to try some thing new ms punzo said tim wakefield does see some posi tive aspects to these cardiobased class es there is no doubt that cardio box ing has excellent potential for fitness if taught properly it brings people into the martial arts spectrum who wouldnt have the time to dedicate to full martial arts training 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