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INDUSTRY INSIGHT KARATE SPONSORED CONTENT Adults Karate [No Kid Stuff Here] R egardless of your age, exercise is important. Keeping your body physically healthy and fit is just as important as keeping your mind sharp. Imagine being able to stay physically fit and mentally alert, while also relieving stress, learning to defend yourself, and getting away from the chaos of everyday life. You can do all of this through karate. As an adult, exercise is important. Karate is a great way to stay in shape, lose weight, and improve body tone. Training in karate can also increase flexibility, agility, and endurance. Students of all ages can use karate to stay healthy and feel good about their bodies. There are aspects of karate that benefit adult students in other ways, too. The mental aspects of this type of training help adult students to continue learning new things and developing new skills. For example, the concentration and focus karate requires helps adults to stay sharp. Training in karate also increases self-confidence and self-respect. Karate can also be used as a form of stress relief. After a busy day of work or taking care of their children, many adult students use karate as their getaway from life. Leaving their work and family related stress behind them for an hour, many adult students are able to relax and be themselves for a while, without having to take care of their kids or answer to their bosses. As you know, today’s world is far from safe. Karate teaches people how to defend themselves. Learning to defend from an attacker—even an attacker armed with a knife or a gun—gives students the knowledge that they could protect themselves and their families if they would ever need to. Karate also offers optional competitions. Many adults are unable to compete in sports like they did when they were younger, but karate is different. Students are able to compete with people of their level and age regardless of how long they have been training or how old they are. Even adult students have the option of competing at tournaments on a local or international scale. If you want your children to exercise and be h