title: On the biomechanical analysis of the calories expended in a straight boxing jab.
abstract: Boxing and related sports activities have become a standard workout regime at many fitness studios worldwide. Oftentimes, people are interested in the calories expended during these workouts. This note focuses on determining the calories in a boxer's jab, using kinematic vector-loop relations and basic work-energy principles. Numerical simulations are undertaken to illustrate the basic model. Multi-limb extensions of the model are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1740, USA zohdi@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: T I
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0844-3573
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Zohdi
mesh_terms: D001914:Boxing; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical
keywords: boxing; energy; kinematics