Quickness and Boxing

One of the most primary concerns when athletes come to our gym is quickness. They want to be quick on their feet and with their punches. And, they have come to the right place! But, boxing can help you with quickness in other spheres of life. Like what you may ask? Boxing will increase your quickness of thinking, healing, and over all reaction speed. In today's post we will discuss exactly how quickness overall is shown in the sport of Boxing.

First and foremost, indeed, boxing does make your punches and feet faster. Thus, increasing your

agility. After months of training you will be able to move quicker, respond faster and dodge punches more effectively. These skills can be applied to other disciplines, not just boxing. Quick movement allows you to dodge whatever life hurls at you and remain vigilante. At our gym in Vaughan we will show you how to be light on your feet and fast with your hands.

But how does boxing make me quicker?
Boxing makes you quicker by you wanting to be more competitive! By showing you how to align and balance your body. It allows flushes your body out through sweat and gets your lungs pumping air. Indeed, a lot of our gym goers do get out of breath. But, they get better by each and every day! As the saying goes: "sore today, stronger tomorrow".

Now let's get into the more mental side of things. Boxing literally allows you to move every muscle in your body and make every muscle sweat. This is still physical, but wait for it...the sweat takes out unwanted substances like fat, bad food, nicotine, etc out of your body that in turn will increase your circulation. This circulation streams into your brain. Since it is clean and fresh, your mind accepts it effectively and clearly. With better circulation, you will think better and then you can apply your newly fresh thoughts at work, at home and just in overall life in order to benefit you and achieve your goals.

Reaction time is crucial in boxing and in life. What slows you down? Bad substances such as poorly prepared food, sugar, pop, salt, and other extra substances that you do not need and that slow you down. At Golden Gloves Fitness, we are all about reducing reaction time and all about acting in time. We make sure that you know how to block without any extra arm extensions, move your feet quicker without any extra steps and how to move with agility. Our head coach Alex examines your reaction to punches and movements and adjusts you as you go along.

Healing. We haven't forgot about this important aspect when it comes to boxing. But, doesn't boxing mean that you get hurt? If you do it to train and you are being training professionally, the answer is no and if you do get hurt then something is wrong. Our coach Alex makes sure that you are training correctly with your partner. As for the healing, well, your body creates new, fresh tissue on top of the sweated out pours so that you can have in turn a new layer of muscle, skin and tone. If you have a scab, it will heal quicker due to the fitness you have acquired.

We definitely give advice in health, fitness and how to improve your overall self. Please, feel free to inquire our head coach about them at any time. Golden Gloves Fitness is more than a gym, it is a health and wellness center. We are here for you and we always keep it %100 at our sports gym located just north of Toronto. If you would like to get in touch or if you have any questions, please feel free by contact us today by clicking here for more information. We are always looking forward to be hearing from YOU and increasing your boxing & fitness abilities,

Movement, Agility & Boxing

The science of boxing is a lot like the science behind your body. The better you understand how your body works & moves, the better you will be at boxing. But, how can you understand your body better? Where to start? These are the first types of questions that come to mind to somebody who has not begun body building and following up by body improvement. Today's article is exactly about answering these questions.

Firstly, you want to begin by starting with the basics: your weight. Your body literally works-off

your weight. That's right, you might not realize it yet because you haven't started controlling your weight or you haven't gotten it to work for you, yet. Start by recording your weight and set the weight goal that you are looking for. Let's say your are 155 pounds and want to be 175. Literally, just gain 5 pounds, workout to get muscle density for the return of 8 pounds, then, you are all of the sudden: 163 pounds. The 3 extra pounds that you gained was from the workout and from the extra weight your body has to pull of the sudden.

Now, let's say you want to loose weight instead of gaining it. You should eat less meaty/ fatty foods and more vegetables and increase your exercise intake, including: running. By slimming down, there is less fat for your body work-off, therefore leading you to loosing weight even faster. Just as a recap: your body works-off the weight you have. At Golden Gloves Fitness, we are experts in weight classes. We also have an Ideal Protein clinic on 2nd floor for those who wish to control their weight on a whole new level. Once again, we are located in Vaughan, ON.

By controlling your weight, you become more aware of how your body moves and you also develop your agility at a faster rate. These new discoveries will allow you to become better at the sport of boxing. Moving fast is crucial in this sport, that is why you should focus on how fast your body reacts rather than appearing larger to intimidate your opponents. Like most boxers, you can see that their slim & fit rather than bulky with a lot of muscles. The reason for that being is because they sweat a lot more of the unwanted fat out than the average person!

So, the main message is: boxing is a great sport for weight control and overall movement improvement. You want to be fast on your feet and quick to react. And, at Golden Gloves Fitness, we are here to improve exactly that. Our head coach, Alex, is here for all of your fitness, boxing & wellness requests. At our gym in Vaughan, we are always here for YOU because we are your #1 stop for health & fitness. We are always looking forward to be training and seeing YOU, our enthusiastic gym goer. See  you HERE.