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"Does boxing appeal to you? I admit, I&amp;#x27;m a little intrigued, but--I&amp;#x27;ll be honest--I worry that it would hurt, or that I&amp;#x27;d end up with a black eye or something. But, after reading about one celeb&amp;#x27;s successful post-baby weight loss after some intense boxing sessions, I&amp;#x27;m thinking it may be worth getting my Rocky on ... That&amp;#x27;s Fit reports that Padma Lakshmi, the &amp;quot;Top Chef&amp;quot; beauty credits her amazing post-baby body (just 12 weeks after giving birth, my goodness!) to boxing! &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;ve been boxing for about seven years now,&amp;quot; Lakshmi said to That&amp;#x27;s Fit recently. &amp;quot;I love it. ... It&amp;#x27;s a very meditative practice. You have to really concentrate. When someone is swinging at you, you don&amp;#x27;t really think about anything else.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#x27;s why boxing is so great for toning up, adds Doug Werner, boxing coach and author of Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques, and Sparring: &amp;quot;The power punches work all parts of body. If you&amp;#x27;re training correctly, which means several three-minute rounds with no more than a minute rest in between, you get an aerobic workout second to none.&amp;quot; I&amp;#x27;m kind of fascinated! Are you a fan of boxing? P.S. Would you ever try an inline skate marathon?! Plus, do you have trouble sticking with one fitness activity? Pick one and try to be consistent--here&amp;#x27;s why. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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