Boxing Equipment For Beginners That You Should Know

The kind of boxing equipment you’ll need depends on whether you’ll be training with or without a partner. Chances are you’ll do both if you’re hoping to compete or want a higher quality workout. 

To start you on your way we’ll guide you towards some of the best boxing equipment for beginners.

Boxing Gloves 

There are two kinds of boxing gloves (Which is also called ‘gants de boxe ’ in french) for beginners: bag gloves, and competition or sparring gloves.

You’ll definitely want to invest in a good pair of bag gloves. These are made to protect your hands while you beat a heavy bag, so it’s best not to be cheap here or you’ll end up buying a new pair after only a few weeks. 

Hand Wraps

Hand wraps are important if you want to protect all of the tiny bones in your hands as well as your wrists. When wrapped correctly, hand wraps provide protection for your knuckles as well as prevent your wrists from spraining or breaking while you throw heavy punches. 

Hand wraps come in many sizes and styles. Longer styles allow you the option of wrapping your hands in a number of different ways, including the between the fingers method and basic method.

Boxing Heavy Bag

A heavy bag is only required if you want to practice your boxing routine at home. If you only plan on training in the gym, there’s certainly no reason to invest in a heavy bag.

A heavier bag is always a better choice than a light one as the extra weight will keep the bag from swinging too much when you throw a powerful punch.