started boxing again as part of my exercise regimen...

Tweet

and i really feel better nowadays. during the latter part of august, i happened to pass by a signage of a boxing gym and decided to check the place out. what i liked about the gym was its location. it is situated at the fourth floor of a building and there are hardly any customers which bodes well for starters such as myself. technically, i'm not a novice at boxing since i started boxing when i was younger. i joined my uncle as he was training with the amateur boxers pool during that time, he was friends with them. so anyway, the place ain't packed like the other boxing gyms i've visited. less people who have signed up, the better trainer-student ratio. also, there are less people to share the equipment with. that's a definite plus in my book. plus, it's right in the middle of the city i consider my second home and playground... i decided to sign-up. after signing up, i went ahead and bought the equipment i'll be needing, boxing gloves and hand-wraps (i'll write a a discussion about it as well after i wrap this discussion up). the next day, i eagerly went to the boxing gym to start my first day officially. i did some stretching exercises to warm-up. i also did the 10-20-30 challenge. i did ten push-ups, twenty burpees, and thirty jumping jacks. i did one set, rest for 1 minute, and did two more sets, with lesser rest times in between (45 seconds and 30 seconds respectively). that seemed to impress my trainer who asked me at least seven to eight times if this was my first foray in boxing. anyway, after the stretching and warm-up part, i got my hand wrapped. i observed diligently as i wanted to do the hand wraps myself (or at least practice doing the hand wraps at home). i got my gloves and then it was on with the mitts. i got a crash course on the basic punches, the jab, straight, hook, and upper-cut. after which, it was a round with the speed ball. i didn't do good. i didn't have the rhythm which can be seen with the likes of mayweather or pacquiao. i also didn't do the skipping rope exercise. again, no rhythm. although, i think i'm a fairly good dancer, i just couldn't cut it. lol! anyway, after that, it was three more rounds with the double-ended speed ball. i did fine with that and then i round it off with three more rounds with the mitts. after that, i did ab exercises and got a back, arms, and legs massage from the trainer. it was an eventful day really and i felt it was a first good step in trying to get better physically. anyway, have any of you fellow mylotters tried boxing? or perhaps any form of mixed martial arts? my plan is to continue boxing until the end of the year and take up another form of mixed martial arts next year. not sure what i'll take but most likely it'll be jiu-jitsu. anyway, that's thinking to far ahead. feel free to chime in and share your thoughts my fellow mylotters!!! cheers and happy mylotting!!!