Boxing Fitness Blog
Welcome to the blog! Here I explore a wide range of topics, including boxing, health, fitness, training, coaching, psychology, philosophy, and culture. Through my years of experience, I've gained valuable insights into these areas that I'm excited to share with you. Whether you're a fellow coach, athlete, or someone looking to improve your overall well-being, my goal is to provide you with valuable information, practical tips, and fresh perspectives to help you achieve your goals. So, come join me on this journey and let's discover new ways to unlock your full potential!
A Year of Boxing Combinations: The Story Behind 365 Days of Virtual Padwork Videos
In December 2023, I launched a daily series of 365 virtual padwork videos, creating a resource for boxing enthusiasts of all levels. What began as a creative experiment quickly became a globally followed project, showing me the power of dedication and innovation in delivering valuable content.
Assessing Boxing Techniques with PUNCH
Master the art of boxing with a systematic approach to assessing techniques. Introducing the PUNCH model – Position, Utility, Nuance, Coordination, and Habituation. Whether you're a boxer striving for excellence or a dedicated trainer, this framework will help you improve your boxing skills.
Mnemonic Techniques for Personal Trainers
Four memory techniques for personal trainers to better learn abstract information.
Stoic Strength: 50 Techniques for Building Mental Toughness
Unlock Stoic wisdom to build physical and mental resilience on your fitness journey. Embrace the power of Stoic techniques inspired by Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca. Strengthen your inner fortitude and find balance between mind and body.
Why We Exercise: 21 Motivations
Why do we exercise? Could a diverse range of ethical concepts, from autonomy to tradition, help reveal the deeper meanings behind each workout?
Design Thinking for Personal Trainers
How might design thinking inform personal trainers about designing better training programmes?
Special Six: 6 Boxing Combinations from Boxing Legends
Dive into legendary boxing combinations. Discover the strategic genius of boxing icons like Foreman, Jones, and Mayweather. Learn, remember, and master these moves with a structured approach.
Enhance Your Boxing Training with Visualization Techniques
Elevate your training by visualizing your heavy bag as a dynamic sparring partner, refining your technique and adaptability. Explore creative scenarios that challenge your skills, from mythical battles to emulating the greats, and watch your boxing abilities soar through visualization.
Personal Training Across Ages: Applying Erikson's Stages of Development to Fitness
Learn how understanding Erikson's stages of psychosocial development can enhance your personal training approach. By tailoring your techniques to each client's developmental stage, you can build trust, foster confidence, and help them achieve their fitness goals in a way that is meaningful and effective.
The Unique Benefits of Boxing Fitness Training in London
Discover why this age-old sport is capturing hearts across boroughs as the go-to fitness discipline. Explore its transformative power, from building cardiovascular strength to offering a mental respite, as it captivates both novices and veterans in the city.
Visualize and Energize: Elevate Your Mood with Mental Imagery
Explore the impact of visualization exercises. Picture a serene forest walk or imagine worries floating away – these simple techniques may relax the body, lower stress, slow the heart rate, and give us a practical way to enhance our well-being
ABC Blocks: Mastering the Letter System for Effective Defence Training
Dive into the 'ABC Blocks' method for streamlined defence training. This guide breaks down each move from Rear Catch to Lead Elbow, helping you refine your skills one letter at a time. Explore, practice, and perfect with this systematic approach.
Critical Thinking and Boxing
Both critical thinking and boxing hinge on discipline, rapid analysis, and adaptability. Whether in the ring or in debate, quick evaluations and strategic shifts are paramount. These parallels highlight the blend of physical skill and intellectual depth.
Cracking the Code: Using the Big Five Personality Traits to Unlock Your Clients' Fitness Potential
The Big Five personality traits are a widely used model in psychology that can be highly relevant to personal trainers. By understanding and accounting for differences in openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, trainers can better tailor their approach to meet the specific needs of each client.
Enhancing Personal Trainers' Problem-Solving Abilities: Applying Systems Thinking for Health and Fitness
By applying systems thinking, personal trainers can view problems as part of a larger, interconnected system and consider multiple perspectives and the larger context in which a problem exists, ultimately leading to more effective and sustainable strategies for achieving clients' fitness goals.
The Most Iconic Boxing Gyms Around the World
Iconic boxing gyms have played a significant role in the history of the sport, serving as training grounds for some of the greatest fighters of all time. Explore the boxing gyms that are legendary in their own right, from the gritty, no-frills gyms of the past to the modern, state-of-the-art facilities of today.
Creative Problem Solving for Personal Trainers
Harness the power of creative problem solving (CPS) as a personal trainer. Utilize brainstorming and SCAMPER techniques to design effective workouts, market services, and manage time efficiently. Stay ahead, differentiate, and provide exceptional service. Teach clients CPS principles for their fitness success. Achieve better results and a rewarding fitness experience.
7 Traits People Value Most in a Personal Trainer: Tips for Developing Them and a Fitness Mnemonic
Learn the seven traits that people appreciate most in a personal trainer and tips to develop them. Discover how to be flexible, motivational, empathetic, and more. Use a fitness mnemonic to help you remember them all and "workout" wonders for your clients' fitness journey.
Mastering Primal Human Movement Patterns: Exercises for Each Plane of Motion
Including exercises that focus on the primal human movement patterns in each of the three planes of motion can improve overall physical health and fitness. Squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, hinging, rotating, and gait exercises target different areas of the body and promote practical strength and improved fitness. By incorporating a variety of these exercises, you can create a comprehensive workout routine that helps achieve your fitness goals and maintain a healthy body.