Why Warm-up is So Important before Punch Bag Training?

With bag training you can achieve high-intensity and fast-paced workout. The best thing about such workout is that it will help you speed up your calorie burning process. Here you will find all the information you need before throwing punches at Boxing Punch Bag. This warm-up is divided into three stages joint rotation, jumping rope, and stretching.

Ideal Warm-up

Perform your warm-up in following three stages:

• Joint Rotation

This is the first thing you must do before starting your every workout. Begin with joint rotations in order to prepare them for more difficult exercises. Move your joints from feet, knees, hip, shoulders and head in circular motion. This will lubricate them get them ready for the next stage. Perform the circular motion of joints in both clockwise and anti-clockwise motion, for approximately 30 seconds each.

•         Jump Rope

Jump rope or sometimes known as skipping rope exercise is one of the best ways to increase your blood flowing throughout the body. It elevates your heart rate and increases your core body temperature within no time. In view of your bag training workout, skipping also helps you with your coordination, which is an integral part of boxing.

•  Stretching

The final part of your warm-up is light stretching. Your body is divided into different muscle groups, so stretch your body according to that. Lower body half will include muscles like hamstrings, calves, and lower back. Perform stretching of all these muscle groups and move on to the upper body, which includes your core, arms, neck, and upper back. Pay slightly more attention these muscle groups as they will be more actively involved during your heavy bag training.

• One More Thing

For heavy bag training, it is important that your bag equipment such as bag gloves and punching bags have enough padding to protect your hands from getting injured.  Always wear hand wraps or inner wraps before putting on the gloves. These wraps will provide additional protection for your fingers and knuckles during a hard training session.

Finally!

Don’t put everything into your warm-up, it’s supposed to get your body tune up for the actual workout so keep your warm-up under 10 minutes for best results.