Engaging in activities like boxing, where head impacts are frequent, may not be worth the risk for individuals not pursuing it professionally or for financial gain. — Whalespan
Engaging in activities like boxing, where head impacts are frequent, may not be worth the risk for individuals not pursuing it professionally or for financial gain.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“as a neuroscientist, I have to put a call out against sparring for anyone who's not trying to make it a profession and maybe even for those that are, that's their choice. But um but speed bag work and um the vis the visual coordination that's involved is also incredible.”
“I mean, to me it seems like given the health risks, unless there's it's sort of like boxing like like boxing's fun. I've done some boxing, done some sparring, but at some point you realize, wait, if I'm not going to make money doing this, if this isn't my career, getting hit in the head is just not worth it, especially for my job.”