When you want to start boxing as part of your fitness program, you will want to have certain pieces of boxing equipment.
Basic boxing equipment consists of boxing gloves, a heavy punching bag and boxing shoes.
This is enough to get you started, but as you progress, you will need to have jump ropes, focus pads (target mitts), a double-ended punching bag and speed bags to test your stamina, strength and endurance. You will also need protective head and groin gear.
Boxing exercises provide you with a full body workout because they work most of the bodys physiological systems.
Specialized resistance exercises in a boxing workout help your musculoskeletal system become stronger. These workouts are more than 60 % anaerobic, so that you get a cardio workout as well.
Intensity is the main focus of a boxing workout. Many of the drills are two or three minute routines, with one minute recoveries in between. The recovery period allows you to recover the deficit of oxygen and at the same time stretches the muscles.
When doing fitness boxing you can improve the fitness of your whole body and remain injury free at the same time. It is an ideal alternative to cross training and distributes the training across all the body parts.
The heart of a workout is the hitting drills that gets you to work with boxing equipment ranging from focus mitts to target shield, heavy bags and more.
This is a very brief introduction to the benefits of boxing. For more depth please check out the various other resources available on the web.
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