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Punch Up Your Exercise Routine with Fitness Boxing
STORY AND PHOTOS
BY FRED CHERNOW
Boxing isn’t just a sport anymore.
It’s a popular way to
stay fit among adults of all
ages through a version known as
fitness boxing. Fitness boxing gives
you the benefits of a traditional
boxing workout without the risk of
taking serious punches or suffering
head trauma.
According to a recently published
Harvard University study, “This
kind of boxing has many benefits,
because it constantly requires you
to think, change your position,
and change your posture. You’re
swinging your arms, moving the
muscles in your arms and shoulders,
increasing your upper body
strength and core. All of us can
benefit from that. And, those who
have not exercised for a while will
find it makes it easier to get out of
a chair or carry a bag of groceries.”
Did you know that we have a fully
equipped Boxing Room at North
Shore Towers? It’s located between
the locker rooms and the outdoor
pool. The entrance is next to the
chrome water fountains. Residents
in all age groups have been utilizing
it, as you can see from these photos.
Board Director Phyllis Goldstein
includes the Boxing Room as an
essential part of her GAP Program.
There are seven major health
Tony Rappaport sizes up his opponent
benefits of fitness boxing:
• improved balance
• better posture
• stronger upper body and core
• boosted endurance
• increased alertness
• enhanced mood
•improved eye-hand coordination
Many of you attended the
University Club program last
month when Lesley Stahl spoke
to a packed audience. One topic
concerned her author-husband,
Aaron Latham, who was suffering
from Parkinson’s disease. She
mentioned how much help he
received from his boxing lessons.
“Boxing helps patients knock out
Parkinson’s symptoms in many
cases” says Dr, Pete Schmidt of the
National Parkinson Foundation.
A Northwestern University study
showed how fitness boxing provided
better quality of life and mobility,
alongside slower progression of the
disease.
So, if you feel you’re getting
stiff, less balanced, or just want to
maximize your total-body, strength
try fitness boxing. It’s been shown
to improve body composition,
because it perfectly combines
muscle-building strength training
moves and calorie-torching bouts
of cardio.
Your improved appearance and
better health is just an elevator ride
away.
Phyllis Goldstein shows some tough love Danny Cavallo throws a mean left hook
Dr. Stanley Schwartz practices on the speed bag
36 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ August 2017