Women are training in boxing for fitness purposes and fighting contests. Boxing is an inexpensive sport. You can borrow boxing equipment from your gym but its unhygienic and mostly not as per your size. These are basic items that women should have when they are training:
Hand Wraps:
Your hands bones need protection against injuries and fractures. Hand wraps are basic defense against hand injuries. They support your wrists, knuckles, fingers and your entire hand. Hand wraps are made with canvas or elastic material. Buy hand wraps with 180 inch length so you have enough fabric to cover your hands. There are different techniques for wrapping your hand. You have to choose one technique which adequately supports your hand.
Gloves:
Gloves are essential to your boxing training. Buy your own pair of gloves as it’s not safe in terms of health to share gloves. You will need training/ sparring gloves and not classic bag glove. Bag gloves have thin padding which means they provide less protection. Training gloves are available weighing 12oz to 20oz. Selection of weight depends on your body weight like 12oz gloves are recommended for 147lbs or below. Size of the gloves depends on your hand size.
Mouthguard:
Mouthguard is needed when you are training with your sparring partner. It protects your teeth from direct impact of a punch. You can find mouth guard easily at any local sports store. Latest version of mouth guard reduces impact with high level efficiency.
Boxing Shoes:
Ordinary sneakers do not offer the grip which is required in boxing. You need a pair which is specifically designed for this purpose. Boxing shoes are lightweight, soft-soled and either high-top or low-top. High-top shoes provide more support to ankle.
Headgear:
When you are sparring at regular basis, headgear is essential. It protects you from concussion and other serious head injuries. Before buying a headgear, you need to check it for comfort, visibility and quality.
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