Benefits of Boxing Boxing has become an immensely popular sport for many because it provides the best workout and challenges us physically and mentally. Boxing not only helps to strengthen and tone your muscles, but it’s also a great stress release. Best of all, being high intensity in nature, it burns tons of calories and…
Why Exercise Exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It can have immediate and long-term health benefits. More importantly, regular exercise can improve your quality of life. Several benefits include: • Reduce your risk of a heart attack • Manage your weight…
High Intensity Rower & Assault Bike Workout This is a little cardio workout that my fellow trainer Dave does and told me to have a go at. At the end of the session and my legs felt like jelly while my lungs were burning. • Set the Rower to 2 or 3. • Row for…
Benefits of Sled Santa isn’t the only one who should be putting a sled to good use! The sled is a is an awesome training tool that has many benefits. A good sled workout only takes a short amount of time. Some benefits are: 1. It helps you burn fat. 2. It can be used…
Boxing for Kids Boxing can be unfairly seen in a negative light. Schools and parents generally have a negative view towards boxing and see it as a brutal sport. However, I’m a firm believer that boxing is beneficial for kids. It develops confidence, resilience, persistence, whilst also teaching them about discipline and being in control…
Running for Boxing II So, you’ve been running for a while and want to vary what you do at the track. This next workout really burns the lungs and pushes you to the limit. Head to your closest 800m athletics track and try this: Warm up: 1 – 400m lap at a slow pace. Just…
How to do Hanging Crunches Hanging Crunches/hanging leg raises – A fantastic exercise to develop your rectus abdominus, obliques and hip flexors. This ab exercise can be changed to increase the difficulty depending on the person. Here is how to do them if you are just starting out: 1. Hang from a chin-up bar with…
Running for Boxing Just started running to improve your conditioning in boxing? Great idea! However, it is important not to go full throttle right from the start. It’s important to get some kilometres in your legs otherwise you may find yourself getting little niggles or even injured. Here is a running workout that you can…
How To Do Bicycles Correctly Everyone’s favourite ab exercise which can be extremely beneficial if done properly. If not done properly, you look like a beetle on its back trying to get up. Unfortunately this ab exercise if often done poorly eliminating any of the benefits. Bicycles use your upper and lower abdominals and are…
Benefits of Skipping Many of my clients don’t enjoy skipping and see it as a waste of time or just as an exercise to warm up. However, I’m here to tell you there are many benefits to skipping: 1. Skipping can help you burn the required calories to lose weight. A person who weighs about…