Blog: Boxing Fitness
ABC’s of Combo Style
To elevate your boxing fitness training and develop unpredictability, you can vary your punch sequences based on the "ABC's of Combo Style": Aggressive, Body, and Counter. Aggressive combos build cardiovascular fitness and power, Body combos target the midsection to boost core strength and endurance, and Counter combos improve reflexes and defensive timing by being thrown in response to an attack.
Design Thinking for Personal Trainers
Design thinking is a client-centric problem-solving process that personal trainers can use to create bespoke, highly effective training programs by integrating empathy, creativity, and continuous refinement. This involves a five-stage iterative cycle: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test/Iterate.
Work It Out: A Breakdown of the 6 Essential Parts of a Boxing Workout
A comprehensive boxing workout is structured into six essential parts — Ropework, Mirrorwork, Padwork, Bagwork, Partnerwork, and Floorwork — each designed to develop specific physical and technical skills. This structure ensures training adheres to principles like individualization, sport specificity, and progressive overload, avoiding common mistakes such as irrelevance to boxing or excessive workload.
