Benefits of Boxing

I love to include boxing in my Personal Training sessions.  It is a great all-over body workout and one of the best ways to reduce body fat (meaning you look more toned and defined) as well as a great way to increase your fitness levels. We also have popular boxing sessions on our group timetable to help all clients with overall fitness and stress.

Here are 7 more reasons why Boxing is good for you (thanks to Punchfit).

1. Develop self-defense skills
Boxing can teach you countless combinations of kicks and punches. This can be used as self-defense if you ever end up in a dangerous situation.

2. Help with Weight Loss
Boxing can burn as much as 500-100 calories per 1-hour session depending on your intensity.  So you can see how it can help with your weight loss journey.

3. Build a stronger heart
Regular boxing sessions can maintain a balanced heart rate and improves the strength of the heart muscle.

4. Build strong bones and muscles
Boxing improves the strength and flexibility of all muscle groups as you use your core, upper and lower body to make your moves.  It also helps to develop joints and your overall skeletal system, which is important as you get older.

5. Strengthen your entire body
As boxing involves sparring, ducking, weaving, bouncing, pivoting, punching, and even kicking, it requires repetitive motions across your entire body. These repeated motions provide strength and power to your arms, legs, and core.

6. Help relieve stress
This is one of my favourites as I see my clients unwind after a boxing session. Research shows that people who box regularly are more cheerful, getting rid of stress and tension with each punch!

7. Act as an outlet for anger
Boxing provides a great opportunity to vent your anger in a safe way.  When you kick and box, you can let go of your anger without physically hurting anyone. This in turn helps you to relax.

If you are interested in adding boxing to your exercise routine, contact me to find out how I can help you.