By: Endzone Boxing
A lot goes to fighters in boxing, but then behind any good boxer, there is a coach. These unsung heroes strive to build up the skills of their athletes and take them through prolonged sessions of mitt work. Mitt work is done to fine-tune the combinations, speed, and power of boxers, but it takes a heavy toll on coaches, which goes mostly unnoticed. Traditional mitts, which offer little to no protection for the person holding them, result in chronic injuries that can shorten a coach’s career and make their quality of life less than ideal. Enter Hit N Move with the Turtle Mitts – revolutionary gear designed to protect coaches’ joints and prolong their careers.
Mitt Work: The Hidden Burden
Working with mitts, though crucial in the boxer’s training regimen, is perhaps one of the most physically demanding roles for a coach. A coach is tasked with the responsibility of frequently absorbing numerous punches in awkward mitt positions. Over time, the repetition of these actions causes significant wear and tear on the joints most involved: the wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Most coaches suffer in silence not realising that the effects of the job are quite serious long-term: chronic joint pain, tendinitis, and even arthritis.
A Solution for Joint Health
Forecasting the physical demands placed on coaches by mitt work, Hit N Move, under the brilliant guidance of its founder Ozhan Akcakaya, came up with a design for the Turtle Mitts. This ingenuity was brought into being in cooperation with orthopedic experts so that the end product would protect the joints of coaches and enhance their capability to hold mitts at different angles without putting them at risk.
The secret to Turtle Mitts is their proprietary dorsal shell design that distributes the punch impact more evenly and greatly absorbs the force that would otherwise be transferred into the coach’s wrists and elbows. Traditional mitts do little to alleviate the shock of punches, forcing coaches to bear the brunt of the impact themselves. Conversely, Turtle Mitts will dampen the impact to eliminate some of the possible negative effects.
Moreover, the ergonomic design of the Turtle Mitts allows coaches to hold mitts in more natural and comfortable positions, reducing the strain on their joints in long sessions. This is a very considerate approach toward one of the major causes of joint pain in coaches: the necessity to hold mitts at awkward angles, accommodating different types of punches. With Turtle Mitts, coaches can do their jobs without putting their bodies in harm’s way.
Prolonged Coaching Careers
The single most valuable benefit that will be derived from Turtle Mitts is the ability of the product to extend the careers of boxing coaches. Chronic joint pain is the single leading reason many coaches are forced to retire earlier than they might like. For coaches who have given decades to the sport, the physical toll of mitt work simply becomes too great. With the use of Turtle Mitts, though, coaches are in a position where they can continue training in a pain-free environment, maintain health, and continue to train fighters for years longer than ever thought possible.
By reducing the strain on their joints, the Turtle Mitts prevent not only career-ending injuries but also improve the quality of life for themselves. Chronic pain doesn’t impact a coach’s ability to work, as much as it does affect many aspects of daily life. Most coaches are silent sufferers, tolerating constant pain that limits their movements and reduces enjoyment of the sport they love. Turtle Mitts can help them keep up with the love of coaching without necessarily having to sacrifice health for the sport.
A Win-Win for Coaches and Fighters
These benefits coming from Turtle Mitts are not only with regards to the coaches themselves. When they have relieved pain, more efficient training could be provided to their fighters. Pain and discomfort lead to less effective mitt work that consequently impairs the development of a certain boxer. Saving the joints of the coaches by using Turtle Mitts means enabling the coaches to provide full effort in each and every training, benefiting the fighters being trained.
In a sport where both the athletes and coaches are pushed to their limits physically, Turtle Mitts were an overdue innovation. Hit N Move really nailed it with this product regarding joint health and ergonomics-to not only extend the careers of coaches in the game longer but to make sure their fighters receive the best training possible. Where boxing is developing daily, innovations such as Turtle Mitts ensure that the sport is maintained far more successfully from within the ring to the corner.
Published by: Martin De Juan