Be Well: How Boxing Can Elevate Your Personal Fitness Program

<div class="block">Cheddar News anchor Shannon LaNier takes a swing at GRIT BXNG, a 50-minute, total body, group fitness session. While boxing can be an intimidating sport to jump into, the benefits it offers can kick up a workout session to the next level.</div>

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Welcome back to be. Well, time now for fitness in four minutes and today we are bringing you a total body workout that challenges your coordination. Yeah, let me tell you, boxing is good for strength speed and it really ramps up your heart rate. Grid. Boxing is a high intensity group workout class right here in New York City that works every part of your body. I had a chance to put it to the test. George's job using those hips. This is a real workout. We're not, I'm getting tired. Ok? Well, what would you say to those people that are a little intimidating and they don't know how to box. This is the best class for that. Look, we put all of our programs and combos up on the screen in front of you. Plus you get us, we walk around perfect your form. Make sure you're thrown correctly if you're a beginner. This is the best class for you. Trust me, keep rocking. Ok. So what's the key to doing this correctly? Main thing is to use your whole body. A lot of people think boxing is about your shoulders and your arms. It's really about your core and your legs. So you're actually doing it perfectly keeping a nice bend in your knees and rotating your hips as you throw. As long as you pay attention to that, you got this overhead press elbows are out wide, boom all the way up and back to 90. Perfect. What's the benefit of doing all of this in a one circuit? Well, the benefit of one is we get you a full body workout. So this is full body strength. So you've expended a lot of energy on these bags. I'm now we're building the technique. So when you throw your hooks, you got some strong shoulders for that work. Nice work and relax. Beautiful job. All right, we're done with the weights. Last one treadmills. All right, let's get it done. All right. So we're gonna start off with a nice easy jog here. We're gonna be here about 30 seconds. How much is each interval we're doing in the class? Depends usually intervals last between 30 to 45 seconds at different speeds. So we may do an E two jog at 30 seconds, then a run at 45 seconds and we'll finish with a sprint at 30 seconds. Yeah. Hey, we always like to build you on the way up. What about my hands like this? So you don't want them to keep them nice and relaxed and you definitely wanna use opposite arms, opposite leg. I mean, your run mechanics are actually perfect, great job. Nice work. The best part about this workout is afterwards you get to tell us Cheers. Good job. Good job. Now, I will have to clarify. Those weren't alcoholic drinks weren't shooting, those were great drinks, but they do have alcohol. If some people choose to do that. A lot of people just hang out after the class, they sit at the bar and just chat with each other. I like that. You got so much in one place that you're kind of like moving from station to station because sometimes you get so fatigued, you know, especially during boxing where you're doing a repetitive motion that then you're jumping into the weights and you're jumping on the treadmill. Yeah, it was intense and the, the good thing about it is you got in your strength training, you got in your cardio, you got it all in, in one class and it keeps the variety going because you're moving from station to station and plus they have a DJ and they have music playing so that all of that. Yeah, it's really a vibe when you go, it's like going to a club to work out. So, yeah, I like that time. Take me with you. That's not like that kind of work out. All right, guys. Well, now we wanna hear from you. Do you have a workout that we should try next? We'll go ahead and scan this QR code. It's right there on your screen and then we'll love to try them out. That's right. And you're also going to find those helpful workouts. Like the one you just saw boxing every day here on be, well, plus we've got money saving tips, home hacks and healthy eating options. Yeah. So be sure to tune in tomorrow for more. Be well, helping you live life better. Now, I'd love to.