TO BOX OR NOT TO BOX

yannasmommy145
yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So i used to do kickboxing about 3 years ago. since then i have moved to pa and they have no gyms similiar to what i used to do. now there is a community boxing gym down the street from my house. there are coaches who will be training me up until i get to the "ring"...lol....i wanna do it but im kinda scared...is it a really good form of exercise for woman? would it help me lose the 40 i need to?

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  • dougstevens
    dougstevens Posts: 208 Member
    darn was thinking of left overs from a restaurant.


    were you not scared when you first tried kickboxing?

    imagine yourself 6 months from now....gaining 5+ months of experience at the gym.... you've already gotten over your nerves, you feel like you belong there...in that environment and with that crowd....

    I say go for it.
  • Luandanielle1979
    Luandanielle1979 Posts: 747 Member
    Boxing circuits are unbelievably good for fat burning and fitness go for it. You will be buff in no time. You never know you might want to do a bit of sparring all part of the fun I recon. Im a girly girl and Id go for it. x
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    Anything that gets you moving your butt rather than parking it on the couch in front of the tube is good exercise!

    I enjoyed kick-boxing at least the workouts, really built my range of motion to the point that my sparring buddies from older times didn't want to spar anymore as I could kick head height instead of waist.... man that was ages ago!

    Do what will get you moving, I've had a gym membership gathering dust because they don't have a pool and that's what I want to do to work out and get moving.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I just finished a kickboxing program (6 months) with a trainer at my gym.... now that's not all I've been doing, but I've lost 83 pounds in less than 10 months. It's great exercise, a great calorie burner! and it's so fun! now that it's over, I want to buy a wavemaster bag and put it in my basement - I realized I miss kicking!!
  • alicollins74
    alicollins74 Posts: 335 Member
    Hi! I go to a title boxing club where we punch/kick bags and then you can do personal training where you are sparring w/the trainer. I LOVE IT! I don't know about your particular gym, but I would definitely try it out. I have lost 60 pounds since Febuary and went from a size 22/24 to a size 16 about to be 14...you can check out my story in the link in my signature. I think it is an excellent full body workout...Good luck!
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    thanks guys...i guess what kind of pushing me away is that its a community boxing gym so the equipment like treadmills and things are really old and kind of look like they will be falling part any time soon...lol...so that pushed me away a lil but what the coach told me is that as soon as i get in they will tell me to run for a few then they practice the punches and stances with me and teach me the correct form and things like that so im just confused.
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    thanks guys...i guess what kind of pushing me away is that its a community boxing gym so the equipment like treadmills and things are really old and kind of look like they will be falling part any time soon...lol...so that pushed me away a lil but what the coach told me is that as soon as i get in they will tell me to run for a few then they practice the punches and stances with me and teach me the correct form and things like that so im just confused.
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