BOXING COACHES

Boxing is a brilliant way to get fit. Boxing can help improve your heart health, improve muscle tone and build strength. Boxing is a great way to lower your blood pressure and aid weight loss.

What’s more, it is a fun way to exercise and release stress. Many people think of boxing as a sport done one-on-one in the ring, however boxing has also evolved into a fitness sport that is often enjoyed in a gym with a punch bag. Boxing exercise programmes involve HIIT training with a bag instead of against an opponent in the ring. This has made the sport more accessible for people looking to get fit without the combat side of the sport.

A boxing coach can teach you the basics of the sport, help you improve your technique and improve your fitness levels.

Boxing is a great way to get fit. A boxing coach will often include many HITT (High Intensity Interval Training) techniques into your boxing workout to help you improve your fitness levels. These could include squats, push-ups and burpees. And, of course, skipping is a favourite boxing workout addition.

To box effectively you need to adopt the correct stance. With your feet shoulder width apart you should lead with the shoulder opposite of your punching hand. A coach will ensure your stance is correct and your knees are lightly bent.

A coach will also help you work on the four key punches – the jab, the cross, the hook and the uppercut. Each of these punches require correct technique and can be combined for great effect in the ring. A good boxer combines attack and defence, so you also need to work effective punching that ends with your hand drawn back in defence.

With quick footwork, correct stance and technique and effective, strong punching, a boxer can really improve their game. A coach can help improve every aspect of your boxing technique while motivating you to achieve the next level of fitness and strength.

A good boxing coach will be able to quickly and easily correct form mistakes while helping you improve your stance. Combining different drills will help boxers improve aerobic and anaerobic fitness and endurance.