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Boxing gloves have always been an important part of a heavy bag workout and other boxing workouts. As well as offering protection, they also add a small amount of weight onto your hands, giving your muscles a harder workout. Boxing gloves come in different sizes, with the most common gloves usually between 8oz-18oz. This article looks at what to look for when purchasing boxing gloves so that you find the right gloves for you!

Depending on whether you’re slightly larger or smaller, you’ll need boxing gloves to match your size. Bigger boxers may need slightly heavier gloves such as size 16oz due to the amount of pressure you’ll be able to place on your hand and wrist when you throw a punch. Smaller boxers will benefit more from gloves between 12oz-14oz as the weight of heavier gloves may apply too much strain on your arms after boxing for a while. But before you purchase your gloves, you still have more to consider, which leads me to my next point.
The last thing that you must consider when choosing the correct size boxing gloves is what you are looking to achieve. If you’re looking to gain punch strength then you’ll need to use heavier gloves as they increase the work rate of the muscles and offer further protection when hitting the bag harder. For those of you who want to lose weight or tone-up then you won’t need gloves too heavy, but just enough to offer protection on a heavy bag, such as 12oz-14oz.