How to choose a punching bag for training

For those who are keen on sports and trying to keep an active lifestyle, punching bag is an essential attribute of the workout and an excellent way to keep muscles in shape. A pear is not only a great way to "put" a punch and work out your own combat technique, it is also an excellent cardiovascular machine: even a 15-20 minute workout on a pear contributes to the active expenditure of energy and burning fat. In combination with the democratic price, the above factors contributed to its popularity and quite high demand not only from all sorts of gyms and fitness clubs, but also from ordinary people who decided to equip an improvised hall at home.

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1. What punching bag to choose
   
2. Choosing a filler for a boxing bag
3. Choose the weight and height of the projectile
4. Deciding on a punching bag
5. What should be the mount?
6. Boxing Pear Choice Video

What punching bag to choose?

A punching bag is a special hard leather bag designed for practicing punches and kicks. Currently, all models presented in the sale can be divided into several conditional categories.

Inflatable punching bag

It is a hard bag filled with compressed air. It is intended for practicing punches, perfectly keeps its shape and is quite mobile - if necessary, such a pear can be blown off and moved to another place.

Virtues

• Inexpensive;

• Convenient to transport;

• Compact and miniature;

disadvantages

• Not strong enough, suitable only for practicing punches;

• Require regular pumping air;

Stuffed punching bag

The most common type, durable, comfortable and reliable. It is a bag filled with a variety of materials - sand, rags, gravel. Such pears are present in most gyms of our country.

Virtues

• Durable and reliable;

• Inexpensive;

• Withstand the blows of any force;

• Allow you to work out any technique of strikes - both hands and feet;

disadvantages

• Cumbersome;

• Transportation to another place takes a lot of time and effort;

• Heavy;

Punching bag for boxing

The design of the outer shell of such models is similar to the above, but the filler varies significantly. This time in his role is water, which fills the pear and which perfectly holds the blow. These pears are very convenient, and therefore are fairly widespread.

Virtues

• Compact;

• If necessary, you can easily move from place to place, drain the water;

• Suitable for home use;

• Superb hold punch;

disadvantages

• They are afraid of sharp objects;

• Expensive;

Choosing a filler for a boxing bag

If you decide to give preference to water-filled or air punching bag, you can skip the next paragraph.In the case of preference for bulk pears, the material acting as a filler plays a very important role:

1. Sand is a popular and inexpensive material for filling pears. With all its versatility, sand pears have one significant disadvantage - they are very tough, and therefore not suitable for everyone. First and foremost, pears filled with sand are preferred by experienced athletes who have perfected blow techniques;

2. Sawdust is good only for the first time after filling. Possessing high hygroscopicity, this material absorbs water and compresses, and therefore becomes hard and hard in its lower part, and soft on top.

3. Rubber chips - the best option. It keeps its shape perfectly, is not subject to caking and deformation, and also perfectly absorbs the impact energy, minimizing the risk of injury.

Choose the weight and height of the projectile

1. Miniature pears whose weight does not exceed 30-35 kilograms are good for children and teenagers;

2. Models weighing 30-60 kilograms are considered universal, they are widely used both in gyms and in normal everyday use;

3. Pears weighing more than 60 kilograms are professional models that allow you to work out the full range of punches and kicks. However, due to their large size, they are very specialized and not suitable for domestic use.

4. As for the height of the projectile, preference should be given to models with a length of 100-120 cm. Such pears are truly universal and are suitable for both children and adults;

Deciding on a punching bag

1. Leather is the most durable, practical and reliable material. It perfectly withstands mechanical loads and impacts of varying degrees of rigidity. The disadvantage is the high price;

2. Vinyl and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are synthetic materials used mainly for making inexpensive punching bags. They perform their functions only for the first time, after which they fail — they tear and crack. The above materials can be considered a good choice only in the case when the operation of the pear will not be excessively intense, and the blows will not differ in increased rigidity and power;

What should be the mount?

1. Single-point ring-shaped fastening in the upper part of the pear is not very reliable and is only suitable for compact pears weighing up to 35-40 kg;

2. Mounting pears to the wall in terms of reliability looks more preferable, however, is cumbersome, and therefore suitable only for gyms. At home, hanging a pear on the wall will be problematic;

3. Ring-shaped fasteners located around the perimeter of the upper seam of the pear are considered among the best. The complexity of fixation and the inability to hang a pear alone more than pays off the strength and stability of the projectile during an active workout.

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Attention! This material is the subjective opinion of the authors of the project and is not a guide to purchase.