Friday Night Fights ... in your own home?

Why settle for watching the Friday Night Fights on your television when you can be there in the audience, or even in the ring!

Your local gym or fitness center may have ‘Boxing Light’ classes, but dedicated boxing instructors like those from The Boxing Fitness Institute are professional boxing trainers. They give you one-on-one training and expert advice so you will be ready to move like your Friday Night Fights superstars in record time.

Cardio boxing tapes and programs have been around for awhile and have helped to popularize the activity, but you may be looking for more than ‘air boxing’. The Friday Night Fights stars trained using time-tested methods so why shouldn’t you?

A good boxing training program will focus on boxing fitness, rather than just boxing technique. Having a body that is carved like those at Friday Night Fights will help you roll with the punches. Pure cardio boxing is okay, but you may end up floating like a butterfly and stinging like... a butterfly. A real boxing program teaches you real boxing technique. Boxing training from The Boxing Fitness Institute is not a fake or watered down training program, you will be learning real boxing skills. Proper boxing skills are essential to keep the boxing interesting and to avoid injury.

Why learn boxing?

If you want to learn the same technique used by those on Friday Night Fights you will need to learn real boxing. You need to get a good aerobic and anaerobic workout to increase your muscle stamina and overall body endurance. Strength training is an important part of a real boxing fitness program and you will do exercises that build up your boxing strength and overall body strength. One of the great benefits of doing a boxing fitness program is the cross-training effect, where you can apply your skills, strength and stamina in other activities as well.

What does a typical boxing fitness session involve?

Warm-ups are a key to the full enjoyment of a boxing session. Most boxing warm-up programs use rope-jumping, but you can warm up by using an exercise bicycle, a treadmill or jogging. Professional boxers like those on Friday Night Fights have a warm-up session of at least 10-20 minutes before a bout.

Next you learn boxing techniques designed to improve your skill and balance as a boxer. You will practice boxing stance, posture and footwork, how to punch effectively and how to build up those combinations that make those Friday Night Fights so exciting to watch.

Your trainer and you work on a set of strength and coordination exercises, using training gloves, punching bags, double-end bags or heavy bags.

Lastly, the final stretch and ‘warm-down’ is very important, helping your muscles increase elasticity and preventing injury and cramp from your workout. You do core strength exercises and more focused stretching and strengthening exercises. The Friday Night Fights boxers don’t disappear to the bar after a bout, they go through a very important muscle relaxation session. You may be having so much fun in your boxing fitness routine that you forget you’ve just had a world-class workout. That final muscle session is very important to increasing your ability.

The Boxing Training Institute offers great boxing training by certified private boxing trainers. They will teach you real boxing and even offer franchise opportunities once you are boxing like the pros on Friday Night Fights. Visit www.boxingfitnessinstitute.comfor more information.