What are health benefits of boxing?

Question

I have started punching a sandbag. Kindly let me know how much minutes should I punch it daily and and what are its health benefits??

Answer 1

First thing, if you are hitting a bag get proper hand wraps AND gloves or you'll eventually break your hands. Two: there are many health benefits to boxing if you do it in a well supervised environment. Let's start with the punching bag though. If you practice keeping your hands and shoulders up high and rotating around the punching bag throwing punches at a steady pace (say 80-85 punches per minute) but not too hard for three minute intervals for a series of rounds your shoulder muscle strength and stamina will improve phenomenally. Other boxing exercises include a rope exercise where you tie the ends to two different sides of the room at shoulder/chest length and you walk underneath it bobbing and weaving while using your legs and not your back (always keep your hands and shoulders high). Your legs will burn after three minutes of this for sure. Once again it is important to do consecutive rounds in order to build up your strength and endurance. Other stuff like shadow boxing, double end bag training and pad work is also good for cardio. In terms of sparring don't do heavy sparring unless you are advanced. If you are going to go heavy find somebody that is advanced to work with. The problem is a lot of young boxers see clips of Mike Tyson Knockout videos and think the sport is all about that. As soon as they get to the gym they want to throw combinations before they learn basic variations of the jab, boxings most important punch, or even before they learn how to move their feet properly which is probably the first thing people should learn. If you want to box find a good trainer, watch Pernell Whitaker and Floyd Mayweather Jr. videos in order to develop an appreciation for the art of defense and foot-movement and practice the basics by doing repetitions breaking the movements down into two or three stages until you got it right. Good luck with you training my friend! (BTW, In its purist form defensive boxing can be as beautiful and graceful as ballet)

Answer 2

A lot of benefits in training, not many benefits in taking punches.

Answer 3

The health benefits are, if anyone feels like trying you then you will box the mess out of them. Ergo, you dont get hurt and you stay healthy.

Answer 4

Actually I think it's a dangerous thing to take up - you can damage your wrists, and sooner or later you're going to take it to the ring, where you can have your brain knocked loose or a retina, or even worse, become cocky on the street and fight when you wouldn't otherwise. Sorry to be a wet blanket. I broke a couple bones that way and am no better off from it and have limited movement in one hand.

Answer 5

Losing wieght , getting healthy and in shape but you will get some head damage from getting knocked

Answer 6

builds upper body strength and stamina

burns calories and all that other work-out stuff

Answer 7

lowering the cost of a dentist after you get your teeth knock out..lol

Answer 8

Parkinson's!!

Answer 9

Look at Ali and you tell me???

Answer 10

death