Shadow boxing

[onourway]

Is this purely a technique thing or will it have big effects on the body too?

Is it a particularly good cardio exercise?

[jimmie]

Always felt like more of a technique practice and a good warmup.

[RDJ]

I think the most useful thing about shadow boxing is technique, enhancing your muscle memory. Throw punches in correct form, practise footwork, make sure your stance is correct, etc. Most people shadow box but they don't imagine an opponent in front of them, shadow box as if you're fighting. Feint, move laterally, throw combinations, slip, duck, etc.

[joekirkbycobra]

Is this purely a technique thing or will it have big effects on the body too?

Is it a particularly good cardio exercise? could be used as both depending on how intense you make it
wen i injured my hand thats all i did

[ralphc]

Shadow boxing is a good way of practising drills without a training partner. You should be concentrating on choreographed sequences that you would use against an opponent. The advantage of shadow boxing is that you can do it any time of the day or night.