When we hear about boxing most of the times we remember a brutal sport where two people fight each other with their fists until one of them wins. That’s why boxing as a fitness class is very underestimated.
- First of all, boxing classes are provided in a safe environment under close control of a coach.
There is a number of things a boxer is not allowed to do inside the ring. This helps in preventing injury and keeps matches from degenerating into an uncontrolled brawl. Boxing gloves are made from padded leather, designed to protect the hands as well as reduce the damage done to an opponent. Under the gloves, the hands are carefully wrapped in athletic bandages.
- Secondly, fighting on a ring or not is absolutely your choice.
You can learn boxing punches without stepping a ring if you don’t want to do that. The basic skills are the same – you learn to jab, uppercut and hook; you work on footwork and speed, core strength and agility, and power and flexibility. Here in MK Boxing Gym we also teach MMA-style (mixed martial arts) kicking sequences.
- And the most important, boxing has a lot of health-related benefits.
Key Health & Fitness benefits of boxing classes
Boxing as a fitness activity enables the average person to improve athletic skills, all without having to take a punch. If you’re hoping to get in great shape and improve your health, you just might want to sign up for a membership to our boxing gym.
There are a number of benefits of boxing:
- Enhanced cardiovascular health
- Improved total-body strength, especially strengthens upper body and core
- Boosts endurance
- Helps posture
- Improves balance
- Increase alertness
- Decreased stress and enhances your mood
- Improved body composition
- Better hand-eye coordination
Speaking about cardiovascular health. The whole idea of a cardio workout – to place a moderate amount of stress on your body, so that your heart and lungs are challenged enough to make beneficial physiologic adaptations to support the higher level of physical activity. But how you choose to place stress on your heart and lungs is up to you. As long as you keep your heart rate up during your workout, there’s no reason you can’t punch, kick, and jump your way to a healthy heart in a boxing gym.
We provide boxing classes for men and women, teens and kids, girls and boys in age range from 12 years old (or younger) to those in their 60’s.
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