Boxing is one of the most popular combat sports in the world...and it can become your favorite workout routine. Unlike a normal workout at the gym, it teaches self-defense moves while helping burn calories at the same time. On top of that, it provides a full-body workout that can take off 3-4 pounds a workout (depending on the intensity level) which is much more than a regular gym workout.
Boxing is a good way to keep toned while also keeping your mind engaged with moves that build your reflexes (sparring and the boxing bag will help with this.) The self-defense aspect of boxing helps build confidence, such as taking on a sport like karate. Learning how to defend against different attackers will help prepare you for any situation where you feel that you are under attack. Boxing will also make you stronger and more durable through medicine ball throwing, pull ups, push ups, and ab workouts. Another benefit of boxing is coordination. The nature of the sport forces you to become aware of your movements and speed. Boxers improve their agility through sprints, speed bag work, double-end bag work, and footwork drills.
In this "Fitness Edition" of SA Monthly, two-time World Champion, and three-time North American Champion Boxer, Jesse James Leija tells San Antonio about picking up boxing as a work-out regimen. Leija currently operates a boxing gym where he trains people at all skill levels. He is getting ready to open another boxing gym off Broadway and 410. To find out more about getting started in boxing read this article in SA Monthly. Also in this special edition of the magazine is Luz Ortiz, from the TV Show "Texacanas," who also weighs in on the benefits of boxing.
Luz Ortiz, female boxer in San Antonio:
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