This is a basic beginner's boxing workout for fitness. I explain a couple of techniques and show you how to do them. It's a compilation of a few different and very basic boxing techniques along with some goofing around at the end.
Boxing for fitness can be a valuable asset to anyone that wants to get in better shape. It's great for fat loss and conditioning. Which is a big part of why boxers are so fit and trim. Their training burns a lot of calories and promotes muscular growth. Of course boxing training only promotes muscular growth to a point.
If your focus is on muscular growth you may want to keep the boxing training down to one to two times a week. However there have been some professional and famous boxers that have gained muscular weight while getting better at their sport. Evander Holyfield was one of those professional boxers that used weight training and even muscle building to his benefit.
Whatever the goal may be boxing training is great even if you just want to try something different. For example if you are training for something like a triathlon which involves a bike race, a swim race, and a running race and you've been training non stop for weeks in just those sports then maybe once a week of a boxing workout is just the right thing to break you out of your stagnant boredom.
It's integral however that you are very careful when performing a boxing training routine, especially if using a heavy bag. Hit with your two biggest knuckles and in the beginning, hit lightly. Learning to punch past a target with full force in the beginning can be a turn off from boxing. Give it time.
Here are some of the basic moves broken down.
