The Complete Guide to Boxing Fitness

A comprehensive, practical guide to non-contact boxing - looks at workouts in an individual, group or class setting.
Learn how to improve clients' body composition, heart-lung stamina, strength, speed, co-ordination, balance and flexibility. It also covers boxing training's less tangible but equally important benefits such as building confidence and self-esteem - especially relevant to schools and young people.
Key features include:
- Fully illustrated, with vibrant photographs and practical diagrams for imparting core boxing and safety techniques (e.g. wrapping clients' hands; teaching correct stance, punches and combinations)
- Sample training programmes for clients of differing abilities and fitness levels, with guidance on safe and appropriate progression
- Relevant content on dietary and health matters
The Complete Guide to Boxing Fitness is a tried-and-tested, unique guide to boxing skills and drills for the fitness and sporting arenas.

Hilary Lissenden is a qualified fitness instructor who works with Clinton McKenzie on developing boxing fitness training programmes for a variety of fitness levels and age groups.

Preface
INTRODUCTION: BOXING FITNESS AND THE EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL
Chapter 1 Boxing today - putting it all in context
Chapter 2 What is boxing fitness?
PART ONE: HANDS UP! ESSENTIAL PREPARATION FOR YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS
Chapter 3 Legislative and professional requirements
Chapter 4 Organising your training sessions
Chapter 5 Preparing properly - and wrapping hands
PART TWO: TEACHING THE CORE TECHNIQUES
Chapter 6 The importance of correct technique
Chapter 7 Teaching stance
Chapter 8 Teaching footwork
Chapter 9 Teaching the punches: straight shots
Chapter 10 Teaching the punches: hooks and uppercuts
Chapter 11 Teaching the combinations
Chapter 12 Teaching defence
Chapter 13 Teaching shadow boxing, bag work and skipping
PART THREE: USING THE FOCUS PADS (OR GLOVE-AND-PAD WORK)
Chapter 14 The benefits of focus pad work
Chapter 15 How to hold the focus pads - and how not to!
Chapter 16 Basic drills on the focus pads
Chapter 17 Thinking 'outside the boxing'
PART FOUR DIET AND HEALTH
Chapter 18 Nutrition and hydration
Chapter 19 Injury prevention and treatment
Chapter 20 Other health considerations
PART FIVE: PARTNER, GROUP AND CONDITIONING TRAINING
Chapter 21 Partner and group training
Chapter 22 Core and conditioning work
Chapter 23 Taking it further
Sample training sessions
Resources
Glossary of boxing terminology
Appendix
Index
Acknowledgements