“Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ed Sheeran’s video “Shape of You” stars Ed as an aspiring boxer who hits the heavy bag at a gym alongside his girlfriend and fellow boxer, played by Fresh Pair actress Jennie Pegouskie. Sheeran who recently revealed in an interview that he packed on 50 pounds while drinking beers on his year-long hiatus, is focused on fitness and getting ripped. Boxing is definitely one of the best ways to get in shape and improve your health.
Boxing for fitness is a high intensity full body workout and it helps to improve strength, endurance, co-ordination, core strength and overall fitness. There is no better way to improve cardio vascular fitness than a boxfit class and you will immediately feel the effects of throwing punches throughout your body. With consistent training boxing will help you shred fat and provide greater definition in the muscles of the arms, back and shoulders and also provide you a stronger core.
As with all types of high intensity training, you not only burn heaps of calories during the session, but for hours after the training session has ended. Most cardio activities do not have this post training calorie burning effect and hence boxing is your best friend when it comes to losing weight & getting toned.
So the key benefits to Boxing for Fitness are:
- Increased Strength
- Increased Endurance
- Self-Discipline
- Improved Fitness
- Better Coordination
- Better Balance & Core Stability
- Decreased Body Fat
- Improved Muscle Definition
As with any kind of fitness or training program, to improve you have to be committed. If you want to lose weight, you have to really want it, not wish it to happen. If you want to get fitter, stronger, healthier…..you hold the key.
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan, 6-time NBA Championship winner