The Rise of At-Home Boxing Workouts
If your social media feeds have been flooded with videos of influencers throwing jabs and killer combinations lately, you’ve witnessed the “fit-boxing” explosion. Leading this trend is FightCamp – an immersive home boxing studio featuring Smart Punch Trackers, workout equipment and streaming classes.
FightCamp has certainly made waves, but the high price tag puts it out of reach for many. The good news? You can absolutely get an amazing boxing workout right from home without spending a fortune on equipment and classes.
Let’s talk about how to recreate the boxing studio experience using free resources.
The Benefits of Boxing Workouts
First, why add boxing workouts into your routine in the first place? Here are some of the top benefits:
- Full body strength and cardio conditioning – Throwing punches engages your core, arms, shoulders, back and legs. You’ll boost strength, endurance and burn major calories!
- Stress relief – Hitting the mitts is incredibly therapeutic. You can let out pent up energy and agression in a healthy way.
- Improved coordination – Learning how to throw different punch combos challenges your coordination and engages your brain.
- Empowerment – Boxing can make you feel strong, confident and badass!
- Self defense skills – While not a replacement for martial arts training, you’ll become familiar with basic punches.
- Fun and engaging – Punching mitts and bags is simply more fun than slogging it out on the treadmill!
Gearing Up for Boxing Workouts at Home
You don’t need much equipment to start boxing at home:
- Boxing gloves – Padded training gloves protect your hands. 12-16 oz is suitable for bag work.
- Hand wraps – Wrap hands to provide added wrist support and absorb sweat.
- Jump rope – Jumping rope improves footwork and stamina. Can be done anywhere!
- Workout mat – Cushion your joints when doing ground exercises. A yoga mat works.
- Boxing timer – Use a timer or download a boxing timer app to time rounds and rest periods.
Optional additions like punching bags, body pads, and lightweight dumbbells can add variety. But the basics above are enough to get started!
Harness the Power of YouTube
YouTube is an incredible (and free!) resource for guided boxing workouts. Avoid searching randomly – instead, find specific boxing, HIIT or kickboxing workout channels. Look for ones offering:
- Proper punching technique tutorials
- Drills for footwork, head movement and defense
- Cardio combos on heavy bags and mitts
- Bodyweight strength training and core exercises
- Sparring drill tutorials
- Wrapping hand tutorial videos
Sample a variety of 10-60 minute videos. Create your own boxing circuits by doing 3-5 mins of different drills or rounds of exercises. Mimic the boxing gym structure at home!
If you want to invest in some bigger boxing equipment like heavy bags, boxing gloves, or a double end bag, consider checking secondhand listings first. Sites like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and thrift stores can have great deals on quality pre-owned equipment. For example, you can often find heavy bags for 50-75% less than retail price. Just thoroughly inspect the gear and make sure it’s still in good condition. Going used is great for getting pro-level equipment without the outrageous price tag. So don’t rule out splurging on some bigger boxing toys – just buy secondhand!
With some basic gear, space to move, and YouTube for tutorials, you can absolutely get a phenomenal workout boxing at home. No expensive smart boxing studio required. Let the sweat and punches fly!
