Does shadow boxing help your whole body?

Question

Does shadow boxing help your whole body?

Answer 1

shadow boxing doesn't help the whole body but if done right it is a great low impact aerobics and works the arms, legs, heart and lungs. make sure that you never over extended your  arms at the elbows as this will hurt. shadow boxing in front of a mirror is the best way as you can see how straight your punches are and you can aim at your face and not punch to low. a good coach or trainer helps and you don't need to fight to learn how to box.

Answer 2

sure why not

Answer 3

Actually if shoadow boxing is properly executed it helps bobbing and weaving which is done by bending  the knees and moving forward invisioning bobbing weaving to, both, the inside and out side of thrown punches as well as improve fade and sway techniques as well as improves  breaking and ducking cordination.  Not to mention the "all important" hand-eye cordination any fighter neeeds.  An understanding of speed can be lucked into sometimes shadow boxing as well.

All the things I just mentioned above are executed using the entire body so the proper answer to your question is a big YES ...... shadow boxing does help your whole body as well as the mental aspect of cordination and movement as well.