Another misconception is the atmosphere of the gym itself. You may picture a run down building with saw dust and spit covering the floor. Truth: the gym you take your classes in are clean facilities minus the sweat dripping on the floor. And although boxing does require a bit of aggression, whether you are training for actual fights or as a means of exercise, the foundation of the sport is to learn self-control and discipline.

Boxing Versus Other Exercises

Before discussing how you burn more calories with boxing, you need to see the comparison between calories burned in one hour with boxing versus various aerobic exercises. All of these calories burned are within the same time frame of one hour. They are also based on the same weight, which does determine how many calories you burn. For this example, the average weight is 155 pounds.

A person weighing this amount will burn 900-1100 calories boxing and sparring. The same person can burn 493 calories using a stationary bike and cycling at a moderate pace. Playing tennis also burns 493, while walking uphill burns 422 calories. Vigorous weight lifting burns 422 calories, as does wrestling.

What you should keep in mind is that you must burn 3,500 calories per week to lose 1 pound; this averages 500 calories per day. The amount of calories you burn boxing for one hour definitely surpasses the amount you need to burn 1 pound per week.

Boxing Is So Beneficial

Boxers are known as some of the most elite athletes in the world. They have great endurance and some of the hardest bodies known to man. There is a reason for this, and that is their training regimen. It is this regime that burns so many calories in an hour.