


"It’s been said that boxers are the best-trained athletes, which I completely believe," Clampitt said the next day, after I had a chance to recover. "Can't you see what a great workout this is?" All I could manage was a nod, as my arms began to feel the burn. Once my basic technique was passable, Clampitt handed me a pair of pink weighted gloves (available as part of Empower's Boxing Boot Camp product, which hits stores in October), and it was time for the real workout. "Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast," hollered Clampitt. When she turns her back to me to demonstrate the moves, it's easy to see how she got the nickname - "The Hurricane" - during her 20-year boxing career. Four-time world champion boxer Jaime Clampitt (pictured) calls out the four basic boxing punches, nodding encouragement as I swing my way through the air.
