Whether you want to get fit, or learn self defence, the advantages of boxing are plentiful. Below are 8 benefits of boxing that you may not have known.
Improves Heart Health
The most important function of your heart, is to pump blood around your body. Participating in boxing will force your heart to pump blood more quickly in order to supply oxygen to your muscles. The harder your heart has to work, the stronger it will become.
Boxing Relieves Stress
Hitting punch bags, pads or your training partner (if it’s OK with them) will have your brain release chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins, help relieve pain, reduce stress and improve your sense of well-being.
Boxing Improves Confidence
Most of us have experienced a lack in confidence at some point in our life. Boxing can improve the way your body looks, and the way you think, as boxing forces you to take charge of your actions in order to improve at it.
Self Defence
You do not have to train with the view of becoming a fighter. But learning a variety of self defence skills may give you the confidence and the ability to avoid certain situations.
Increase in Focus
Whether you throw various combinations on the pads or bag, sparring/drilling with a training partner or shadow boxing. Your mind has to be focused on delivering the strikes/moves with the best technique. This focus, will improve the more you train.
Improves your Balance
Whether you throw punches or kicks, having good balance is the most important aspect of boxing. This is a skill that requires practice and boxing is one sport that will make you immoveable as a mountain as boxing training with teach how to stand in a proper stance to using your whole body correctly to throw strikes.
Boxing Boosts your Fitness
Being able to throw continuous punches or kicks requires good stamina and fitness. This is the ability to endure long periods of physical and mental effort whilst being physically fit and healthy enough to do so.
Boxing Improves your Strength
Improving your muscular strength involves an opposing resistance. The use of heavy bags, pads and partner work is all the resistance needed to put your muscles through the work needed for you to get strong and toned.