How to Set Up a Home Boxing Gym
Boxing training improves balance, coordination and muscle tone in all areas of the body, while providing an intense aerobic and anaerobic workout. Fees at boxing gyms are generally less expensive than regular health clubs, but setting up your own home boxing gym can pay for itself within about a year. By purchasing some basic equipment and following a few simple guidelines, you can have a boxing gym in your home and reap the benefits a high-powered workout with more money in your pocket.
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Things You'll Need
- Bag gloves
- Mouth guard
- Heavy bag
- Speed bag
- Speed bag swivel or platform
- Double-end bag
- Floor mat
- Stereo or music player
- Pull-up bar
- Mirror
Instructions
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Consider the space available for your gym and how best to make it a well-organized, cohesive area.
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Choose a place for your heavy bag. This area will require the most space; you need to be able to move closer toward and further from bag and also move freely from side to side. Ideally you would have a three to four foot space all the way around the bag; if not, a semi-circle would do the trick.
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Install your heavy bag according to manufacturer's instructions.
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Decide on a place for your speed bag. You may use a smaller location for this; the only space you will need is for the bag and your body.
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Set up your speed bag according to manufacturer's instructions, using a speed bag swivel or platform.
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Consider where to place a double-end bag. Reserve plenty of space if you intend fot it to be a permanent fixture.
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Mount your double-end bag according to manufacturer's instructions.
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Designate sufficient space for a floor mat and any other punching bags or equipment you intend to use in your gym.
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Lay down the floor mat in your selected area. This will be ideal for push ups, crunches, jumping rope and any other exercises that would be uncomfortable on a hard floor.
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Arrange any additional equipment throughout the gym where needed.
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Situate your stereo or music player in a safe, accessible location.
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Tips & Warnings
You may wish to purchase a free-standing heavy bag rather than mount one to the ceiling.
If you choose to use a weighted platform to mount the bag to the floor instead of bolting it down, you will be able to take the bag down when not in use to save space.
A mirror will be helpful for shadowboxing.
If you have space, install a pull-up bar and keep your jump rope handy for cardio training.
Compile a playlist of several four-minute songs to pace yourself. Rest for the first minute of the song, then work out hard until the song is over and repeat for a great workout.
If you choose to use a speed bag platform, reinforce the wall with wood before installation. Otherwise the screws will vibrate out and cause damage to drywall, concrete or even brick.
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