3 Boxing Workouts To Make You Sweat

Boxer’s Cardio Workout

You’ll get your heart rate up for this cardio routine, designed by Piela, which also tones your entire body. Perform the combinations below for one minute each. If you’re up for the challenge, Piela suggests using light weights while you punch.

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2-minute warm-up: 30 seconds each of jumping jacks and high knees. Repeat a second time.

Jab and cross: Alternate jabs with your left hand and crosses with your right and continuously and as fast as you can. Make sure your punches go straight out and back to your face. Engage your core and turn your shoulders and hips toward your target.

Jump rope: Do this with an actual jump rope or just mimic the movement by rotating your wrists. Jump with feet together up and down or side to side.

Jab, cross, squat: Do a jab with your left hand and a cross with your right, then perform a squat. Pause briefly between each combination.

Burpees: Jump straight up with your hands in the air. Then, put your hands on the ground and jump your feet back to a high plank position. Jump the feet back up to your hands and explode back up off the ground. (Hate burpees? Try this variation.)

Uppercuts: Perform right and left uppercuts as fast as you can. Make sure to keep turning your shoulders with each punch and engage your core the entire time.

Forearm plank: Keep your back straight and flat, and hips in line with shoulders. Position elbows directly underneath your shoulders.  

Repeat the entire sequence one more time, skipping the burpees and planks on the second round.

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