Boxing, kickboxing, and MMA were dominated by men for years. It was a truly man-made world, and women had no place there. In recent years, this has been changing, and we're seeing the stereotypes associated with combat sports fade away every day.
Women like Lucia Rijker, Claressa Shields, Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes and many more have shown time and again that women can also be at home in combat sports.
But even if you don't want to fight at a professional level, you can benefit immensely from everything that martial arts entails.
Curious what that is? Read on.
Improve your mental and physical health with boxing
When you think of boxing, most people immediately think of the injuries that come with it.
Fun fact: Football causes more injuries than boxing, kickboxing, and MMA.
Now that this prejudice has been dispelled, we can look at the positive impact of martial arts. There are quite a few, so for clarity, I've summarized the benefits in bullet points:
- Improves your cardiovascular health and reduces the risk of heart disease
- Increases both muscle strength and endurance
- Improves your coordination and balance
- Boosts your mental health by releasing endorphins
- You can mentally escape the daily grind and focus on training
- Promotes weight loss - a 45-minute session can easily burn between 500 and 800 calories
- Improves your reflexes and reaction time
- You develop discipline and self-confidence
- You learn to defend yourself
As you can see, there are plenty of reasons to start martial arts. But if the list above doesn't convince you, maybe this will:
There's nothing more fun than hitting a punching bag.
Point.
What to do if you're not sure?
If you're not immediately convinced by a few words on your screen, I understand.
Still have doubts? Most gyms offer free trial classes.
I can advise you to pluck up the courage and visit a gym.
Once you have trained with us, I can guarantee you will want to do it again.
Were you already planning to start boxing, kickboxing, or MMA? Then it's a good idea to buy your own set of boxing gloves.
If you already have a rough idea of what you want, you can find all our women's boxing gloves here.
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