Become Super Fit With Boxing Exercise
Posted on Oct 20, 2009 under Fitness Equipment, Flatten Stomach | No CommentIs boxing exercise good for your fitness? You bet it is. Boxing exercise, whether called box-aerobics, cardio-box, or any of the other names it gets dressed up as, has become very popular in the world of fitness.
According to the American Council on Exercise, boxing exercise in some form or another is available in over twenty per cent of U.S. health clubs.
So why is this form of exercise so popular? Top reason, it burns calories like crazy. Great if you want to burn off unsightly and unhealthy surplus belly fat. It includes aerobic and cardiovascular routines to give you high levels of fitness and endurance together with anaerobic workouts to develop power and strength.
A typical conventional boxing gym workout would consist of sessions of shadow boxing, circuit training, skipping and bag work. These sessions would satisfy the requirements of both aerobic and anaerobic workouts.
Health clubs may offer various forms of boxing exercise workouts for persons who just want to improve their fitness levels or lose body fat. These might include:
Cardio boxing which is a complete workout for your cardiovascular and endurance systems. It conditions your whole body by developing increased levels of strength, stamina, speed and co-ordination.
Another workout is kick boxing. This helps to develop levels of resistance, vigor and momentum. Muscle suppleness is improved as well. It has been the experience of some practicing kick boxing that their anxiety levels have decreased as they let off steam on a punch-bag.
If joining a health club is not for you, then you could easily perform a boxing exercise routine at home. Equipment requirements are quite basic. A punch-bag, gloves, jump rope (skipping rope,) a timer and possibly some music are all that are necessary. A good DVD course to help you is a sensible aid to have.
If you are looking for an all round exercise workout that will work both your aerobic and anaerobic systems, whether in a gym or at home, then a boxing exercise routine could be for you.
Do your body a favor and treat it to a superb body tuning with this 1000 calories per hour burner.