There is probably no exercise or fitness training that can get your body in top shape quicker and better than boxing training.
Every muscle group is positively impacted with power, strength and resilience in as little as a week or two of serious training.
Seeking out a personal trainer is certainly one route to go, and a good route if you want to learn training techniques firsthand.
But you can also learn techniques by working with the various boxing bags in the privacy of your home gym at your own pace.
There are a wealth of exercise training tapes at your disposal to help you get started and push you along the way.
Some find playing their favorite music videos will work to their advantage.
Hitting or kicking the heavy bag will strengthen muscles in your arms, shoulders and legs.
Keep in mind the bag won't hit back, but you might experiment with a double end bag to get the feel of reflex action which resembles a sparring partner.
Your natural response to the reflex of the double end bag will energize your body's self-defenses and quicken your response time to stimuli coming at you from all sides.
In the ring it is called the punch that no one saw coming.
Always include several minutes of your workout sessions hitting the speed bag.
If you haven't worked with a speed bag before, you will be in for an enlightened surprise.
It looks pretty easy watching an experienced person hitting the bag with speed and coordinated rhythm, but you will quickly learn that it takes a great deal of training to get to the place he is.
Take the time to find your rhythm, and you will soon be enjoying the same kind of workout.
Training with the speed bag is essential to building speed and coordination.
If you are in decent shape, you can push yourself to limits you set for yourself.
Boxing training not only carves out a healthy, fit body for you, but it helps with your confidence and self esteem.
When you look good and feel good you will do good things.