Boxing is one of the most popular fitness regimes out there and if you’re looking to increase your endurance, relieve stress, tone muscle, and build a strong body then this could be the sport for you. Benefits of Boxing:
• Weight Loss
• Increased Agility
• Coordination
• Conditioning and Toning
• Greater Fitness
• Aerobic Workout
• Strength
• Endurance
• Stress-Relief
Boxing is not all about the
arms but also cardio workout for the whole body. It’s especially good for toning your abs and quadriceps muscles, which is part of an overall reduction program. It’s also very empowering so people really get pumped up. While it’s not a self-defense lesson, by the end of the first class, you should be able to throw a solid punch. Boxing is all about technique so you should be able to pick up the moves fairly quickly. You don’t have to be particularly fit to box, most people believe you have to be in good shape but that’s not necessarily true. Boxing is actually easier for a lot of people than running, especially for those with excess weight. Boxing doesn’t only train the body but it also trains the brain as well. Drills on the heavy bag, pad work, and even sparring burns many calories in an hour while sharpening your mind. Boxing exercises also work almost every muscle group in the body. Hitting the heavy bag works your abs and oblique’s because of the required twist in the hips when you are punching. It also works your shoulder muscles, back muscles and legs from constant moving around the bag. Strengthening and Toning: Lifting weights and punching heavy bags increases not only strength but power. Toning on the other hand requires repetition of exercises on certain body parts and boxing is a sport that requires a lot of repetitions especially in training. Boxing provides the total body workout, it improves your hand-eye coordination, makes your mind think faster, helps you learn to adapt to certain circumstances, and best of all you feel great and energized after the workout.
