Why Your Child Should Be Punching a Punchbag – Kids Boxing

At Sports Maxx, we know the importance of the next generation being healthy, happy, disciplined, and in control of themselves.

Helping people enjoy exercise is a tough task, especially for children. Sometimes, it just takes the right sport to get that engagement, we found boxing can be one of the best answers for children to express themselves, develop a healthy sense of self-esteem or even lose weight. That’s why in this blog, we are going to be telling you why your child should be punching a punchbag.

As of 2022, less than half of children aged 5-16 are actually engaged in daily physical activity for at least an hour. This alarming stat could be a factor in the rise in mental health treatment for children. As exercise is a proven way to alleviate and help deal with a person’s mental health, we felt it was our duty to let all of our readers know how to introduce their children to exercise to ultimately help their physical and mental health.

As we continue, we are going to be highlighting the positive effects boxing could have for your child, and how we at Sports Maxx can help you help your child.

What boxing can do for your child

Boxing is a contact sport in which athletes fight each other via punching, which scores points that are then tallied by judges at the end of the allocated rounds, or they can win via KO (Knockout).

Your child doesn’t need to have an opponent to see the benefits boxing can do for them, especially if they are new to sports or physical activity in general.

Boxing can be considered an aerobic sport, meaning you need to have an aerobic capacity (or develop one) to be able to be proficient or see the benefits of it. Boxing has many benefits for your child, physical and mental, these include:

Improves balance and coordination

Your child will be learning a different way to move when they box, activating new neural pathways and developing their muscles and balance to be able to move more proficiently with the footwork they learn.

Improves concentration

The concentration needed to punch, avoid being hit and remember how and where to move within a few seconds comes with time as your child conditions their mind, as with physical conditioning when you exercise, the same happens when you exercise your mind. This increased proficiency to concentrate can help your child navigate many other areas in their life.

Stress relief

Children are still in the process of being socialised. This means what society considers an overreaction may be acceptable to a child who is socialised in a violent or dangerous environment. Boxing has the benefit of helping that child express their stress through hitting the bag, as opposed to hurting or screaming at others or breaking things.

Discipline

The routine elements of boxing, especially in a class can help a child become disciplined, especially if they haven’t experienced much regimentation in their lives.

Weight loss

Due to the aerobic demand of boxing, punching, dodging and moving for three-minute rounds, people who are not used to prolonged physical activity may find that they lose weight as a result.

Confidence booster

If your child is consistent with boxing, they will learn. Learning and applying can show a child that they can develop, and do things they couldn’t do months ago. This is a positive reinforcement of the effects of hard work as well as the potential of their capabilities, ultimately this can help your child’s mental health.

With the amazing physical and mental benefits your child can develop through boxing, it is not hard to see why there is popularity in this sport at all. You may be wondering ‘where can I get a punching bag for kids?’ Not to worry, we at Sports Maxx have you covered.

Kids Punching bag

We must make clear that as children are generally not familiar with the correct techniques when punching or kicking, they are more likely to make mistakes that could end up hurting them. This is why we recommend our kid punch bags. Below, we will list some options that can help your child begin their boxing journey.

Junior Punch Bag

Our Junior Punch Bag comes in black & gold, black & green, black & white, black & pink, and black & red. Weighing approximately 12kg, it is a durable rex leather punch bag. The bag is 32” in height, including straps.

Ideal for kicking and punching, the bag improves punching power and hand speed, improving upper-body strength and muscle building. You can make the punch bag lighter or heavier by adding a lighter or denser filling.

You can buy the punch bag on its own, or with a heavy-duty wall bracket, or hook. You can also buy our sophisticated matching boxing gloves as an optional extra: choose from either 6oz gloves or 8oz gloves.

Maxx Junior Punch Bag Set

Our Maxx Junior Punchbag Set comes with a 25” high punch bag and can be purchased with gloves only, gloves and a bracket, or gloves and a hook.

The punch bag is prefilled and has a Zip top, made from top-quality Rexion leather- this is the same quality as our larger bags.

It is an excellent starter set without compromising on quality. You can buy the gloves in sizes 4oz, 6oz and 8oz.

Maxx Kids Junior Free Standing Boxing Training Set

Our Maxx Kids Junior Free Standing Boxing Set is a high-quality free-standing punch bag that is adjustable up to 4 feet. It comes with bag mitts, making it ideal for developing punching, kicking and sparring skills. We also have the Kids Junior option.

This exclusive boxing set comes in black, black & gold, black & red, and black & white. An excellent choice for boxing and MMA training, this piece of equipment has earned its popularity with customers in the UK, USA & Europe.

For more information on the best kid punch bags we offer, our blog post has a healthy option for you to consider. Next up, we will be talking about safe practices when it comes to your child taking part in boxing.

Safely practising boxing

We will always advocate for your child to learn boxing through a professional coach or class before you give them their own punch bag, especially if you have no experience in coaching or practising boxing at a professional level.

We also recommend getting your child the correct equipment and avoiding sharing gloves with others due to the bacteria and sweat inside a used glove or hand wrap which can cause or spread skin issues such as eczema, we advise you to get your own:

• Hand wraps – fabric wrapping that goes around the wrist, hands, knuckles and fingers. Correct hand wrapping leads to the fists, wrists and knuckles being supported and cushioned, whilst protecting your child’s knuckles from friction burns. The added support also leads to increased punching power, enabling them to punch with no negative effects.
• Boxing gloves – They can come in different sizes and materials, our best advice for children is to start with a lightweight glove, to allow their arms to get used to punching with an added weight. Boxing gloves further facilitate the safety features of hand wraps, whilst also protecting the fingers and knuckles directly from the repetitive impact of punching. This is extra important for children, as their bones are still developing.

As we stated earlier the germs left in uncleaned used boxing gloves can lead to skin issues, that goes for your child’s gloves too, it is important you clean them. If you would like some more information on how to clean your child’s boxing gloves, we have a blog on how to do this, feel free to check it out.

Start your child’s boxing journey today

We hope we have provided the answers to why your child should be punching a punchbag, whilst also helping you learn the physical and mental benefits boxing can develop within your child.

A family-run business established in 2000, Sports Maxx is the UK’s top boxing equipment supplier. Find out more about Sports Maxx by visiting our website here.

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