How Boxing Became a Favorite Workout for Women—Without the Fighting
The punches, footwork and conditioning stayed. Getting hit didn’t. That simple change helped boxing reach a much bigger fitness audience.
Athletes World
• Boxing classes let women train with the punches, footwork and conditioning of the sport—without ever having to step into the ring for a fight.
Plenty of women putting on boxing gloves today have no intention of ever stepping into a competitive ring.
That separation between boxing training and boxing fighting helped turn a combat sport into a mainstream workout.
It isn’t a new idea. By the late 1990s, women were already taking boxing and kickboxing classes for fitness while showing little interest in actually fighting. (The Washington Post, 1998)
That separation between boxing training and boxing fighting helped turn a combat sport into a mainstream workout.
It isn’t a new idea. By the late 1990s, women were already taking boxing and kickboxing classes for fitness while showing little interest in actually fighting. (The Washington Post, 1998)
