GUYS HEALTH – LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

With this being the new year and all of those resolutions still more than likely uncovered by you yet, it seems that you need a little bit of a wake-up call in order to make your first steps into becoming a new healthier, fitter you.

According to research surveys over recent years, the desire to get fit is one of the biggest resolutions that is made as the new year passes into motion but the chances of you actually getting up and putting those into action are slimmer than you could even be bothered to think about.

So you know that you need to get fit, you might even have the time to be able to head to the gym and hit the treadmill but you simply don’t have the desire or the belief that you will be able to turn your life, health and general wellbeing around. So here I am to give you my little tip that will make you into an animal in no time as long as you stick with it.

Boxing is one of the most demanding sports that you can imagine, the need to be able to retain lightening speed, balance and power while avoiding the potentially crushing blow being thrown at you by an opponent can leave you thinking that the sport is not right for you, but boxing is for everyone!

It has been widely revealed that some of the most intensive gym workouts amount to some close relation to a workout used within the training programmes of boxers from all over the world, simple things like skipping can be made into a fat burning exercise that will leave you gasping for air but feeling like the next Mohammed Ali.

Even if you are not looking to join the sport to compete, there is a lot that it can offer you towards your fitness goals, while still installing confidence and fitness into your everyday life and for those that have taken the steps to joining a boxing training programme have enjoyed it too.

I know that the boxing news media can make things look like you are about to get your face knocked through to the other side of your head, your teeth will shatter and hit the floor for you to gather them up and that you will come up against an opponent that is almost twice your body weight, but that is the professional game, not the exercise aspect of boxing.

I challenge you to step up to the mark, join a boxing class for a minimum of six weeks and I’m sure that at least 90% of you will continue to attend the classes throughout the year, if you are one of the 10% that quit, that’s either you have no heart or desire to change or you have walked into the training gym of Manny Pacquiao and didn’t tell him that you weren’t his new sparring partner!

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One thing that makes a boxing fight interesting is the way the fighters look: wearing only boxing shorts, boots, and gloves, the toned muscles of the boxers are usually exposed for the entire world to see. Therefore, it is quite natural for women to gawk at those well-toned muscles and for men to feel a wee bit jealous as how the attention of females in the area are diverted to those strong-looking males in the ring. For guys out there who desire that fit and tough boxer’s bod, you don’t really need to become a professional fighter to gain that toned look. You just have to learn about the training that boxers undergo for their strength and endurance and integrate the exercise routine to your own workout. If you want to know how to get the boxer’s “bod”, here are 2 things you can do:

1.  Frequently watch boxing matches. A chameleon adapts the color of its surroundings by closely looking and studying its surroundings first. Therefore, if you want to get a boxer’s bod, you first have to determine what kind of boxer body you would like to have. The lithe body of a lightweight boxer is achieved differently compared to the bulky muscles of a heavyweight champ. After determining what type of boxer body you would like to have, the next thing to do is to figure out an exercise regimen to get that bod.

2. Work with a personal trainer. As mentioned, you don’t have to practice boxing to get a boxer’s look. However, you need to work with a fitness trainer to make sure that you are doing the right exercises to tone the right muscles. Doing things by yourself can mess up the look, making you awkwardly developed in some places and underdeveloped in others. A professional trainer would know the right set of exercises that you can do to get a boxer’s body, so stick closely with your trainer whenever you exercise.

Start your fitness routine right away. Watch Haye vs Klitschko this Saturday and get inspired by the Haymaker’s superbly sculpted body!

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