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When persons join my Fitness Boxing classes, a good deal of wonder if boxing is a good leg workout. So I show them what a great leg workout boxing is – when you do it right. Here are 5 quick tips you may include for the duration of your home or gym boxing workouts to get a better leg workout. Notice these are all authentic boxing moves – not star jumps, squats or “filler.”

1 – Float like a butterfly

The great man said it, but what does it mean? For fitness boxing it means getting up on your toes and moving in and away. Here’s how. Get into your boxer’s stance, side on, guard up, left foot forward (for right handers). Then lift the heels and go in and away, in and away – on the balls of the feet. Do this amidst combinations, so you are always moving, or floating. This will give you a much better leg workout.

2 – Feel the ground through your feet

One of my early coaches applied to tell me the power comes “from the center of the earth.” He would tell me to connect with the ground, by in truth sentiment the ground through the balls of my feet. Too numerous people punch on their tippy toes – but it is that connection to the ground that is the firstborn step to engaging your legs in each punch.

3 – Drop, then drive

Before throwing a punch bend your legs. Simply squat down a little, keeping your back straight, like you are with regards to to pick up a box of groceries. This forces you to engage your thighs and will invent a much better punch with more leg muscles involved.

4 – Put out the cigarette

This tip is not in regards to smoking – it’s when it comes to punching with your legs. A good punch has leg drive behind it. You want to get your whole body in shape right? Then use it! Here’s how. When you throw a left jab PUSH off the ball of the back the foot. When you throw a right cross TWIST the right foot until it points at the target (punch mitt or punching bag) – like you are putting out a cigarette. For the hook, twist the ball of the foot so it points in the direction of the target. If it’s a left jab, twist your left foot to the right.

5. Try the North, South, West, East, footwork drill

This is a outstanding warm up drill. Get into your boxers stance. Start drifting like a butterfly (tip #1). Go Forward (North), Back (South), Left (West), Right (East) and repeat for one minute. This is a tricky drill to undertake to explain in a written article, however, I hope you get the idea. It’s just like a dance – so undertake it to music if it helps. Make it a double step in each direction, as even though it’s a double bounce on the balls of the feet. If you’d like a demo, email me and I’ll send you a video clip.

May you get fighting fit.

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