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years and not one of them comes
close to the type of physical condi-
tioning that boxing demands. The
boxer’s workout improves every-
thing: strength, endurance, coordi-
nation, you name it.An hour of bag
beating,sparring and skipping rope
will leave you soaked, spent and
exhilarated. Three months of this
regime will shape you up,put a bounce in your step and
instill a special kind of self assurance that the TV gym
gizmologists can only dream of.

ATHLETIC GRACE
Hey, it’s boxing bay-be. Exercise drills
are structured around three-minute
rounds of aerobically supercharged
effort designed to forge you into a
better athlete.No less.You’ll sweat and
burn, sure. But you’ll also become a
better balanced, more coordinated,
sharper reflexed, longer lasting human
being. Try getting that out of a stair-
master.

CRANIAL RELIEF
What it does for your head
is remarkable.

This ain’t news: Day-to-day
life can be one ultimately
meaningless, yet immedi-
ately urgent and oh-so-
annoying snafu, obligation

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