March 14, 2018

The alternative for Gym - Boxing? 

Boxing is certainly one of the tougher sports you can do from a physical perspective. You need to be fast, evasive, skilled, strong and have an ability to think while under duress or attack from your opponent. 

It's a brutal sport and certainly not for the light-hearted. 

There has been a real growth in boxing these days as a lot of boxing gyms have moved to provide the good elements, allowing you to train for a fight without actually having to step into a ring. With workouts varying and the pace is constantly, is the reason why boxing so good. Is boxing the ultimate alternative for gym? 

If you are a runner or cyclist what benefit would you get from hitting the bags at your local boxing gym? 

• Variety - I think first and foremost having a boxing session once a week gives you something different than just focusing on your particular event.  
• Cardiovascular - boxing is intense, high cardio in short bursts of generally 3 minutes. This is giving you 'speed work' and making your body learn to recover quicker. You'll find if you have been training in short intense bursts when you head out for a run and or a cycle and max out on a climb, you will have trained yourself to recover faster, so in essence, you'll be ready to push yourself again. 
• Improved Strength - During a boxing workout, you may punch a bag a couple of hundreds of times which engages your upper body, lower body, and core. Having a strong core provides benefits across other sports... 
• Mental Exercise -  Thinking on your feet, and utilising the proper technique, boxing requires both skill and mental proficiency as well as physical fitness. 

Give it a go... like everything it might just be what you need as part of your overall fitness regime. A good local gym that the Epoch team workout at in Christchurch is www.1moreround.co.nz

Fast hands and Light feet. 

Epoch Fitness

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