Your First Boxing Workout
A guided introduction to boxing. Learn your stance, the jab, the cross, and put it all together in shadow boxing rounds.
Jump in place, arm circles, shoulder rolls. Get your body moving and loose.
Get in your boxing stance: lead foot forward, hands up by your chin, elbows tucked. Practice stepping forward, back, and side to side.
Throw the jab: extend your lead hand straight out, rotate your fist, snap it back. Practice single jabs with good form.
Throw the cross: rotate your hips and rear shoulder, extend your rear hand straight. Power comes from your legs and hips.
Put it together! Throw the jab immediately followed by the cross. This is the most fundamental combo in boxing.
Free shadow boxing! Move around, throw jabs and crosses. Focus on form over speed.
Last round! Pick up the pace. Mix jabs, crosses, and movement. Finish strong!
Slow down. Light stretching: arms across chest, shoulder stretch, quad stretch, hamstring stretch. Breathe deeply.