Viktoria our personal trainer throws a straight right
Boxers have to be super fit to compete in professional boxing, in recent years private gyms have offered boxercise classes and more recently MMA classes (Mixed Marital Arts). Specifically though these classes have focused purely on fitness and not full contact fighting. Regardless of what stage your at whether your seasoned martial artist or simply keen to find out more, choosing the right glove is essential.
Viktoria at sport4plus.com recommends boxercise classes, as it's a huge boost your cardio training especially if you want to lose weight. So depending on the how long it lasts and the intensity level you can expect to burn 400 to 600 calories per hour! Not bad huh!
Breaking it down
Before diving into a new class or getting brand gear to workout at home or in the park. It's worth understanding about the glove sizes and how to use them. Believe it or not there are 27 bones in a single hand and you want to protect them all! So remember to buy hand wraps to protect you hands from damage!
Generally gloves are broken down into the following categories:
8 oz: common for competitive boxers
10 oz: common for competitive boxers
12 oz: common for women and people with small hands
14 oz: common for average people who train
16 oz: common for people of all sizes
18 oz: commonly used for larger weight classes
20 oz: commonly used for larger weight classes
So ask yourself what you want to use the gloves for, sparring, bag work or perhaps joining a boxercise class or martial arts class. The most common you'll see in classes is Small 12 oz, Medium 14 oz and Large 16 oz.
Sparring Gloves
If you train with a partner who's holding the mitts, make sure they are well padding to protect your knuckles to prevent any damage.
Bag Gloves
Generally used for bag work, the lighter the glove the faster you can train! Fully padded and regular sized gloves have extra padding and can take the shock of each punch.
Boxing Mitts 2 Gloves
Fitness Mad Synthetic Leather Mitt
NSC Boxing Gloves 2 x 12 oz
Extra tip
After prolonged use Boxing gloves have a tendency to stink from sweat like any other fitness gear you own they have ti be cleaned regularly. After you box use some long socks filled with cedar chips and stuff them into you gloves to prevent any build up of bacteria.
Lastly if you want to learn how to properly use hand wraps sign up for our free training tips
Co-written with Sport4plus and Lillian Bauer a professional Physio who has completed 3 full marathons, 13 half marathons and several 10K and 5K's.
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