everyoneFrom Health Magazine The AAP recommends that doctors steer young people away from boxing, and toward non-collision sports such as swimming, tennis, and basketball. Jahron Williams, 15, joined John’s Boxing Gym because he was getting beat up. He has tried playing basketball but says he much prefers boxing. The Trainer Boxing/Functional Training Club Hood River …
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Is boxing safe for kids? Health Magazine. Head injuries rareFrom Health Magazine Donald Kirschner, 80, has been a manager at John’s Boxing Gym since it opened. In his 50 years as a boxing trainer, he says, the only head injury he has seen was when a fighter took on an opponent who was too big …
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Most training time spent outside the ringFrom Health Magazine Youth boxers spar infrequently and spend most of their time stretching, conditioning, and working out on punching bags (such as the speed bag shown here). Bag-related injuries, such as knuckle bruises and fractures, are the most common type of youth-boxing injury, not the head injuries pediatricians …
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