Try This 20-Minute Full-Body Boxing Workout for a Feel-Good Fight

“It’s a complete temper booster,” says Bobbie Jo Davis, CPT, coach for Rumble Boxing. “The sensation of touchdown a combo, or throwing a large energy shot, provides you this wave of confidence and tenacity. Virtually all people in my boxing class leaves smiling and sweaty.”

Get able to throw punches that not solely knock out stress but in addition kick your endorphins into excessive gear with this 20-minute full-body boxing exercise, designed by Davis.

“You’ll really feel like a warrior after this burner!” Davis says.

Be part of the motion

For those who’re following together with our August 2024 Motion of the Month Membership, these are the strikes for week 4. You’ll do one boxing combo or train every day, Monday by way of Saturday. (However you are able to do this exercise anytime!)

Then on Sunday, you’ll put all the strikes collectively to do the complete, 20-minute full-body boxing exercise. Carry out every combo for 45 seconds, then do some energetic restoration (boxer’s bounce, step or stroll round, shake it out) for 15 seconds. Repeat with the second and third transfer or combo.

This is your full-body boxing exercise

1. Plank walkout with shoulder faucets

Heat up shoulders and core—and even your hamstrings—with this dynamic, mixture plank variation.

1. Stand along with your ft hip-width aside.
2. Bend at your waist and stroll your fingers ahead till you might be in a excessive plank.
3. Within the plank, faucet your left shoulder along with your proper hand
4. Place your hand again down and faucet your proper shoulder along with your left hand earlier than returning it to the ground.
5. Stroll your fingers again towards your ft.
6. Stand and repeat.

2. Hooks + knee drive

Apply your proper and left hooks till they’re good! Then add knee drives to burn out core and improve your cardio capability.

1. Lead-hand hook (3), rear-hand hook (4), then carry out 2 knee drives (from standing raise one knee to your chest, set your foot down, then raise your different knee to your chest).

3. Jab, cross, squat

Jabs and crosses are the inspiration of any sturdy boxer’s skillset. Preserve at it to really feel the burn in your shoulders and legs.

1. Jab (1), cross (2), jab (1), cross (2), then carry out 2 squats (from standing, bend your knees as in case you had been sitting in a chair, then stand again up).

4. Supported facet plank leg elevate

Boxing requires multi-directional transferring—ahead, again, left, proper, and twisting—so working your obliques (the perimeters of your abs) helps you try this whereas taking strain off the again.

Supported facet plank leg raises (left facet)

1. Arrange your facet plank: Lie in your facet along with your forearm on the mat beneath your shoulder, perpendicular to your physique. Stack your legs and raise your hips off the bottom. Preserve your proper knee on the bottom and straighten your left leg.
2. Increase your left leg as excessive as you’ll be able to with out shedding type, conserving it straight.
3. Decrease your leg again down and repeat.

Supported facet plank leg raises (proper facet)

1. Arrange your facet plank: Lie in your facet along with your forearm on the mat beneath your shoulder, perpendicular to your physique. Stack your legs and raise your hips off the bottom. Preserve your left knee on the bottom and straighten your proper leg.
2. Increase your proper leg as excessive as you’ll be able to with out shedding type, conserving it straight.
3. Decrease your leg again down and repeat.

Crunches

1. Lie in your again along with your knees bent and ft flat on the ground, hip-width aside. Place your fingers behind your head, gently holding your head along with your fingers.
2. Have interaction your core and raise your higher physique towards your knees, conserving your decrease again pressed into the ground. Your neck ought to stay relaxed, and your chin barely lifted.
3. Decrease again right down to the beginning place and repeat.

5. Break up squat shuffle

Positive, boxing is a whole lot of upper-body exercise, however your decrease physique helps you and powers your punches. This mix of break up squats and jab-cross combos builds glute power and improves your endurance, Davis says.

Break up squat (proper)

1. Stand along with your ft hip-width aside.
2. Take a step again with left foot, far sufficient so that you’re on the ball of your again foot, each ft pointing ahead.
3. Bend each knees to 90 levels.
4. Press by way of the heel of your entrance foot to raise again as much as the break up stance and repeat.

Break up squat (left)

1. Stand along with your ft hip-width aside.
2. Take a step again along with your proper foot, far sufficient so that you’re on the ball of your again foot, each ft pointing ahead.
3. Bend each knees to 90 levels.
4. Press by way of the heel of your entrance foot to raise again as much as the break up stance and repeat.

Jab + shuffle

1. Jab (1), cross (2), jab (1), cross (2), then shuffle (step out with one foot, carry the opposite to satisfy it, and repeat).

6. Reverse lunge + energy jacks

The next sequence builds quad and glute power, whereas boosting your cardio, and capability to throw energy punches, Davis says.

1. Carry out 2 alternating reverse lunges (from standing, step again with each knees bent to 90 levels, step again and repeat on the opposite leg), then carry out 2 energy jacks (leap to modify which leg is ahead, leap again, then repeat).

2. Lead-hand hook (3), rear-hand hook (4), lead-hand uppercut (5), rear-hand uppercut (6).