After recently attending a Boxercise class at 1610 in Yeovil, Somerset, UK I would say that this is personally one off my favourite classes, the question that still remains, is it the best class? There are many benefits to this class, it's great for the upper back, core, legs and arms, awesome for cardiovascular conditioning and most importantly it is a fun class and that's what keeps people coming for more . However tho, the class does have its draw backs as boxing is very much a skill in itself, it is even referred to as a science by some of the respective names in the sport (sweet science of boxing). In short, whether Boxercise or boxing training is good for someone will not depend on how coordinated or skilled one is, but rather their outlook on the nature of the boxing as a sport.
The term "sweet science" is a good term to understand when referring to boxing, the best way to understand this is to simply ask your self, what do you see when watching boxing? Is it two barbaric people with an aggressive nature trying to inflict damage on each other, or is two craftsman at work using there skills and ability to out wit each other. The best way to compare boxing is to a game of chess, tactics and strategy along with the ability to adapt, will play the largest part in how successful you will be. Boxing is an art form, you can go and find the most aggressive person in the world, put that person against another person who is the same weight who is not aggressive but has been trained in the skills of boxing, the boxer will come out on top every time when pitted against competing in the boxing ring . A good example of this would be the "raging bull " Jake Lamotta (the aggressor ) and his showdowns with Sugar Ray Robinson, a better known example would be Ali and Frazier.
Whether Boxercise is the right class for you will depend on your outlook and interpretation of the sport of boxing, after reading this (if your weren't already ) you can see past the thuggish side of the sport and it has far more to offer than aggression, which actually makes up a small part of the sport when you begin understand the true nature of boxing. There are few work outs that can compete with putting on those boxing gloves, peppering jabs onto the pad or bag, followed by twist in the torso for the cross shot, leading into hook punches and getting the legs involved when powering through the uppercuts. Boxing or Boxercise will allow you to leave the stresses of life on the indents made on the pads or punch bags.
