A high degree of physical prowess is required for boxing as a sport: strength, speed, agility, hand-eye coordination, endurance, nerve, power and much more. Boxing as a fitness practice helps the average person, all without having to take a punch, to hone those same physical skills. There are many benefits you can take from boxing that can differentiate you from an average person.
Enhanced Cardiovascular Health
The whole point of cardio is to put a reasonable amount of stress on your heart and lungs so that they are adequately challenged to make beneficial physiological changes to accommodate the higher physical activity level. Boxing is a cardio exercise with a high impact that provides a substantial burn of calories. Workouts of cardio boxing burn more calories than other forms of aerobic exercises. Up to 1000 calories can be burned from a regular boxing session
Improved Total-Body Strength
A surprising amount of strength is needed for all that punching, kicking, and jumping. You can punch or kick a bag hundreds of times during a boxing workout, requiring your upper body, lower body, and heart to participate as you make contact with the bag.
Better Hand-Eye Coordination
You may not think about the significance of hand-eye coordination and its impact on overall health, but in the gross and fine motor skills of an individual, hand-eye coordination plays an important role. Individuals with strong coordination of hand-eyes tend to have quicker reflexes and response speeds, and as a result tend to have greater physical coordination. During ageing, this is especially important as coordination and balance are reduced, raising the risk of falls.
Decreased Stress
Stress can be minimized by almost any form of moderate to extreme physical activity. Exercise improves endorphins, raises mood, acts as a form of therapy, and improves sleep, all of which help to relieve stress. For two reasons, boxing is a perfect outlet for stress: First, you usually switch between high-intensity training bouts and moderate-intensity recovery intervals during a boxing workout. You don’t have time to think about other things that stress you. Second, when you get to take some of the pressure out on a punching bag, there’s an extremely cathartic release. It’s an inspiring feeling to punch smithereens with your tension.
Improved Body Composition
Boxing is great for improving body composition to increase your muscle mass and decrease your fat mass. Boxing is an excellent body structure enhancement tool because it perfectly combines muscle-building strength training moves and calorie-torching bouts of cardio.