All over the world, more and more people are getting interested in engaging into different types of sports. The United States for instance, huge crowd of fans fill up stadium seats in order to watch major league baseball or the super bowl. UK is known for cricket and rugby while the Philippines have the all-time favorite boxing.

Boxing started as a formal sport by ancient people such as the Sumerians and Egyptians. Way back the ancient times, fist-fighting has become a common recreation whether for fun or competition. The existence of the boxing arena was formally realized when the Olympic game started.

Few years back, boxing was not considered as a fine sport by many people. The mere fact that it involves a lot of physical contact and that players are either bruised or hurt after a few rounds of exchanging punches, the said sport is considered dangerous. But the training that the athletes get can be very beneficial in improving one’s physical and mental health. Through proper training with boxing, you can improve your health by having a physically-fit body and perfect stamina. It is also one way to acquire a good sense of well-being and mental balance. Workouts in boxing make your shape at its best: more defined arms and legs, and efficient joint movements.

Aside from enjoying the benefits of boxing though physical aspects, it is also the best way to strengthen your cardiovascular muscle. Some modifications of boxing like the Cardio kick-boxing workout can allow you to burn at about 500 calories for an hour. That’s a great way to save on hypertension medications.

Different types of boxing are practiced around the globe. Categories of boxing include Amateur and professional boxing. Amateur bouts consist of three rounds of three minutes which is considered for the collegiate levels or in the Olympic Games. Professional Bouts, on the other hand, runs much longer than amateur boxing. It ranges from one to twelve rounds of three minutes. Participants of the said category are all Professional boxers. Pain and victory are two inseparable things in boxing. In order to win, one must undergo a well planned and disciplined training and most especially go through the physical pains of the opponent’s powerful punches.

If I ask you what is hockey? You will probably answer “a game played using a puck, a stick and skates on an ice field”. You are right, but hockey is not just about the skates and the ice. By definition, hockey is a sport played against by two teams by trying to shoot a puck or a ball, using a stick, into an opponent’s goal or net.

Did you know that hockey was played by the ancient Egyptian 4000 years ago? Hockey is actually a general term for a variety of games being played around the world. In fact, ice hockey is just one of the many types that is being played by people especially in the US and Canada. Here are some of the famous types of hockey:

Ice hockey is played on an ice rink by two teams of ice skaters who try to shoot a puck, using a hockey stick, into an opponent’s goal. It is the most popular form of the game.

Field hockey is another type of the game where players, wearing shoes instead of ice skates, try to shoot a hard ball onto the opponent’s goal. It is played on a field of grass, gravel or sand.

Roller hockey is divided into types: inline (using inline skates) or quad (using roller skates). It is played on a dry rink made of wood or concrete, using a stick to shoot the puck into the opponent’s goal.
Also included in the list of types are the air, ball, beach, broomball, foot, indoor field, mini, power, rinkball, roller, table, underwater or unicycle hockey.