Boxercise
'Boxercise' is a Registered trademark [1][2] Boxercise is an High Intensity Interval Training[3] class based on boxing started in 1992 by boxing coach Andy Wake.[4] It has grown in popularity since the early 1990s with over 1.2 million participants worldwide workout.[5] Boxercise has become popular as a fitness class and also with personal trainers using padwork to train their clients and bootcamp instructors using the techniques. It differs from boxing in that boxing is a competitive sport whereas Boxercise includes aspects of boxing training but not sparring. Using focus pads / mitts is the most popular style. Boxercise, the company, were selected to work with Muhammad Ali Enterprises in 2011 producing a boxing training program bearing the name Muhammad Ali workout.[6][7]
The classes usually involve group exercise, warm-ups and working as partners using gloves and pads to go through boxing combinations[8] of Jab, Hook, Cross and Uppercut. There is also a focus on the correct stances Orthodox and Southpaw.
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References
- ↑ "trademark search for boxercise". www.uspto.gov/trademark. uspto. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "trademark search for boxercise". www.gov.uk/search-for-trademark. Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Gallagher, Danielle (2015-09-15). "7 Awesome Advantages of Boxing for Fitness - Warrior Punch". Warrior Punch. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ↑ "Our Trainers". bfitme.com. bfit. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "boxercise about us". boxercise.co.uk. boxercise. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Muhammad Ali backs North East boxer's mobile phone app". The Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Muhammad Ali backs new boxing app designed by Northampton man". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. northampton chronicle. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Olsen, Kelly. "Boxing - the New Fitness Regime?". www.weightlossresources.co.uk. weightlossresources. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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