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4 Ways Boxing Improves Your Mind and Mental Health (from the Boxing Planet)
Boxing has a ton of benefits to the participant. Boxing helps with building strength, conditioning the body, improving reflexes, and increasing cardio. The sweet science also teaches the participant a key life skill, and that is self defense. Being able to protect yourself and know how to throw a perfect punch is an extremely valuable skill. However, many people don’t realize that boxing also has numerous benefits for the mind and mental health. This post will outline 4 ways that boxing improves your mind and mental health. So, how does boxing improve your mind and mental health?
Boxing relieves stress by stimulating endorphin release
Improves sleep quality and helps you fall asleep
It helps build confidence
Boxing improves your focus/concentration
1. Boxing Relieves Stress by Stimulating Endorphin Release
Physical activity is known to reduce stress, and boxing is no exception to this. When you hit the focus mitts, the human brain increases the production of endorphins, also known as the feel-good neurotransmitters. The production of endorphins helps reduce stress significantly. It is also worth mentioning the physical act of punching also helps reduce any physical symptoms of stress like tight muscles.
2. Boxing Improves Sleep Quality and Helps You Fall Asleep
Boxing also helps improve the quality of your sleep, and helps you fall asleep easier. The reason for this is that boxing is a high intensity cardiovascular exercise. Scientists have found that consistent cardio intense exercise has a positive impact on sleep quality and ones ability to fall asleep. So if you are suffering with insomnia, picking up a sport like boxing may be a very good natural remedy to consider. The improvement in sleep you can get from boxing or doing mitt-work on a regular basis will be great for both your mental and physical health. Getting enough sleep is vital to maintaining both your mind and body. A lack of sleep can have an extremely negative impact on the brain and cognitive function.
3. Boxing Builds Confidence
Boxing can help you build confidence or a ‘fighting spirit’ to enable you to better cope with challenging situations life throws at you. Boxing gives the practitioner a sense of achievement, and this in turn builds confidence and self-esteem. The confidence you gain from boxing can translate very well and help in other areas of life like work and relationships.
4. Boxing Helps Improve Your Focus
Boxing requires a lot of focus when you are doing a workout. Mitt-work requires you to throw quick, accurate punches, block and slip incoming strikes, and be mindful of how and where you are moving in the ring. The high level of focus that boxing requires can be very taxing mentally and physically, but I think over time it is very rewarding and can improve your ability to focus and multitask.
Conclusion
I hope this list post on the 4 Ways Boxing Improves Your Mind and Mental Health has been insightful. Many experts in health and fitness agree that physical activity is paramount to maintaining and improving both physical and mental well being. If you want a workout that checks these boxes and is also a fun and useful skill, look no further than boxing. You will definitely improve yourself both physically and mentally, and have self defense skills up your sleeve.
Related Questions
Can boxing help with depression? Yes, boxing in many cases can help with depression. Many scientific studies have linked physical activity to lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress.
What are the therapeutic benefits of boxing? Boxing has a number of therapeutic benefits. Some of the benefits are: improved cardiovascular health, improved total-body strength, decreased stress levels, better hand-eye coordination, and sharper reflexes.
Can boxing help with anger management? Yes, boxing can help with anger and anger management. Many boxers agree that boxing is a great way to release excess stress and therefore decrease anger. The endorphin release that comes with boxing also makes you feel better to counteract angry feelings or thoughts.
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