Boxing Body Tips

Jab away the pounds with a beach-body boxing workout that is easy and fun to do at home.

With summer in the midst and money are no longer our friends, saving up for the sunny get away with the girls means the gym membership and days of lush lunches out soon are in the past. Find the best way to keep the pennies in the jar and the pounds off your waistline this summer, with this in home 20-minute boxing routine.

You’ll need

Skipping rope.

Gloves and pads this comes in handy if you want to train with a boxing buddy, either a housemate or a friend is perfect for this role. One to hold up the pads, the other hitting hard in the gloves to not break a nail or graze a knuckle.

Workout warm up

These exercises work on tightening the abs, arms and legs that creates ease on your muscles when you box, otherwise you wake up the morning after walking and groaning like a talking ironing board.

Start with 10 star jumps, to get the blood flowing, after one set jog on the spot for 30 seconds and repeat this three times.

When stretching make sure you focus on your arms and legs.

Reminder

Just remember to hit the opposite pad. If you’re right handed and footed, stand with your left leg forward keeping your body weight and bounce in your legs and use hips for power.

Take a breather between each round with a set of 10 star jumps.

Round 1

Start with the left arm and punch straight ahead, shifting your weight forward, this is a jab. Shift your weight to the back leg and with your hip twist and body weight, drive forward your right arm to cross.

Alternate these punches doing 10 jabs and crosses. It helps to scream on the last rep to exhale all remaining breath. Once you feel comfortable with the routine, after each rep add a duck whilst keeping your elbows close. This bob and weave is designed to tone your thigh muscles like a squat. Repeat the jab, cross and bob and weave 10 times.

Round 2

Same idea and techniques this time however doing a double jab, double cross bob and weave.

Repeat 10 times.

Round 3

Decreasing the number of punches this time and adding in leg work to tone up your entire body.  Jab, cross bob and weave as normal then whilst in the ducking position turn your elbows in and punch upwards as if aiming for someone’s chin, drive this through so you’re then standing tall in this stance drive your left leg forwards to kick, and then the right to finish.

Repeat 10 times.

Cardio Finisher

To start cooling down, grab the skipping rope and do 3-5 minutes of criss-cross jumping. This will burn off any remaining energy, and is a great way to wind down after a strenuous muscle workout.

Photography

Directed and edited by: Lauren Jo Collins (Me) 

Shot by: Charlotte Mumford