Boxing Helps Student Stay in Shape, Relieve Stress, and Focus

Unlike other students who leave school to do homework or work for extra spending money,  junior Ian Segui Robles goes to Title Boxing Club to box.

“[Boxing] is a fun way for me to do something besides staying at home and watching TV or doing my homework,” said Robles.

Boxing is a good way to stay in shape because it improves agility, muscle tone, and cardiovascular endurance.  It helps people concentration because boxers must not only concentrate on what they are doing, but what their opponent is doing as well.

“You have to pay attention to what the other person is doing,” said Robles.

Boxing is also a great way to relieve stress. Boxers can take out whatever frustrations they may have on the person that they are boxing or the punching bag.

“It’s important to me because when I’m stressed out with homework or anything else, it’s a good thing to do to relax.”

Robles used to work out with his uncle every day, but when he moved here, he didn’t have a workout partner anymore.

“When I got here, I didn’t know where I could go to work out and just going to the gym alone wasn’t something that I liked to do. I found a place where I could box that was entertaining and I went for it,” said Robles.

Sitting in a classroom all day can get really boring, and then having to go home and do homework can make a student feel like their  whole life is being consumed by school. In addition to helping him stay in shape, boxing helps Robles to not feel like his whole life is being consumed by his school work.

“It’s also a distraction. At school, the only thing that we do is just sit in a room and do nothing, and sometimes the only thing that you have to do is go home. So [boxing] is a good way to have something to do,” said Robles. “All I do is go to school, go to practice, and go to bed.”

Written by Aurora Wrancher — Features Editor