If You're Nervous to Try a Boxing Class, Here's What an Instructor Wants You to Know

Although each boxing gym and studio is different, many incorporate strength training and/or conditioning into the class. Some may have you jump rope for a while and others could include weight training. At Rumble, half the class incorporates dumbbells, bodyweight moves, and little hand weights they call brass knuckles for a full-body strength-training workout.

"Like any professional fighter, strength training is essential to making those punches faster and build more power for a bout," she said. "For someone focused on fitness, it makes you look just as great as you feel and provides results and transformation even faster."