We all love to smash out our boxing training on a Tuesday in the HYPE green room and It’s pretty clear that boxing regularly will have a positive effect on your body, but do you know exactly just how much impact boxing training can have on your body? We are going to dive into the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of boxing training!.

Improved Cardiovascular Health

Boxing is a great source of cardio exercise, it gets your heart pumping and your lungs working harder so you burn more calories and reach a fat-burning threshold. Cardio exercise places additional stress on your body in a safe and managed way, which results in beneficial changes to the systems in your body to support this increased level of exercise.

Improved fine motor skills

Boxing is all about focusing your movements and honing in on your hand-eye coordination. Which in fact helps play an important role in a person's fine motor skills. Individuals with good hand-eye coordination tend to have faster reflexes and reaction times and tend to have better physical coordination. This is particularly important during aging, as coordination and balance become compromised, increasing the risk of falls. This hand-eye coordination isn’t just useful when you’re boxing, it builds fine motor skills which are valuable for a range of day to day activities such as buttoning clothes, holding a pen and many other actions.

assits muscle gain

Just as boxing builds up your overall body strength, it also works to increase your body’s muscle mass. The combination of increased cardiovascular activity and strength training works to burn fat and build muscle. This means that with prolonged boxing training, you’ll begin to see an increase in muscle mass and lowered body fat improving body composition.

decreased stress

While any exercise is good for releasing endorphins and lowering stress, boxing is particularly good for stress-busting. If you’re feeling frustrated or pent up, an hour in HYPE class letting it all out through your fists into a punching bag can be great to help you release your feelings and cut back any tension you’re feeling. 

These repeated exercises, where you focus your attention on the movement of your body and the coordination of your hands and feet, allows you to stop concentrating on anything outside of the class. 

Boxing can be a very meditative exercise. When you clear your mind and focus just on hammering away at the bag, all of the outside stresses in your life fade away; it’s just you and your gloves.

improved confidence

One of the greatest benefits of boxing training is that you can begin to feel more confident in yourself. As you progress through your training and commit to regularly working out, you’ll see your body adapt and your mindset shift.

Seeing yourself move faster or more powerful is a massive confidence booster.

boxing in the green light

Green is the colour of balance - a more important concept than many people realise.

Our green LED mood lighting allows our boxers to feel at balance and calmer throughout their workout due to the psychology of the effect of colour on our human emotions! This way you can focus all attention on smashing our the boxing circuit whilst also feeling grounded in your training and de-stressing.