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If you have even a casual curiosity about the angriest crustacean on the planet, you’ll know that the infamous mantis shrimp is in possession of a club-shaped claw that can deliver punishing blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to thick aquarium … Continue reading Watch: Mantis shrimp takes .22-caliber bullet punch using built-in shield
When you think of boxing, you probably don’t think of it helping slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. But a new study has shown that boxing may be of benefit to those with Parkinson’s Disease.
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Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Boxing, Brain, Edith Cowan University
Continue reading Boxing may KO early Parkinson’s Disease progression, improve quality of life
While punching bags do help boxers hone their craft, the things don’t replicate one key aspect of real boxing – they don’t punch back. The Boxing Buddy, which is currently on Indiegogo, is designed to address that shortcoming.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Boxing Buddy training aid lets punching bags fight back
Using data from an ongoing long-term health study spanning 35 years, researchers have found men who participated in amateur boxing in their youth are almost three times more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s-like cognitive impairment in their senior years compared to those who did not box when young.
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Tags: Boxing, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Sports, Cardiff University, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Long-term study links amateur boxing to earlier onset of dementia
Boxing training is a great workout for boxers and non-boxers alike. That said, if you’re training at home, it can be difficult to track your performance and stay motivated. That’s where the Boxx system is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading Boxx system trains you to box, while tracking your punches
Boxing training is definitely a good workout, even for people who don’t actually box. Punching bags, however, are big, heavy and expensive. That’s where the Aqua Boxing Glove comes in, as it uses water to add resistance and work the proper muscles.Cont… Continue reading Aqua Boxing Glove substitutes its own water bladder for a punching bag
Do you ever wonder just how many punches you have thrown? The answer is going to be different if you happen to use a punching bag as part of your exercise routine. So is the case with the [DuctTapeMechanic] and while restoring an old speed ball punching bag, he decided …read more
While many fighters train with a punching bag, it’s not really a fair fight – after all, the bag can’t punch back. Stryk’s new RXT-1 training robot, however, does exactly that.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, LifestyleTags: Robots, Kickstarter, Traini… Continue reading Punching robot designed for mixed martial arts training
Video games are often associated with laziness, but more and more of them are using those engaging reward systems to help people stick to fitness routines. The latest is Quell, a game about punching your way through a fantasy world while getting a high… Continue reading Resistance training video game has you punching fantasy monsters
Looking to replicate the experience of a boxing class in the comfort of the home, startup Liteboxer has launched a fitness platform that recreates the punching bag for the connected era. The system uses a combination of lights, music and force sensors … Continue reading Liteboxer trainer keeps striking sharp at home with lights and music