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How to Clean Your Boxing Gloves

Pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts often complain about smelly and dirty boxing gloves.<br><br>Vigorous boxing sessions and heavy workouts can make your boxing gloves smell bad, but with the right cleaning strategy you can keep your gear deodorized and fresh far into your boxing career. Boxing gloves are the most important piece of equipment you carry with you in the ring, keeping them clean will make them last longer.

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How to Clean Your Boxing Gloves

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  1. How to Clean Your Boxing Gloves and Keep Them Fresh For Years

  2. Pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts often complain about smelly and dirty boxing gloves. Vigorous boxing sessions and heavy workouts can make your boxing gloves smell bad, but with the right cleaning strategy you can keep your gear deodorized and fresh far into your boxing career. Boxing gloves are the most important piece of equipment you carry with you in the ring, keeping them clean will make them last longer.

  3. Unfortunately, just throwing your gloves into the washing machine will not get them entirely clean or deodorized; you’ll have to take some extra steps to really get them clean and smelling fresh. Boxing gloves require maintenance and care, as with most martial arts equipment. If you are serious about preserving your investment in your gear and want to keep your gloves smelling like new for a long time, then you have to clean them properly.

  4. Why Do Your Boxing Gloves Stink? When dirty boxing gloves are left unattended after a workout session, bacteria from your hands stays in the gloves and begins to produce foul odors. To keep this smell at bay, you can take some preventative measures to reduce the formation of bacteria associated with unwanted odors. Preventative cleaning is key to long-lasting, odor-free gloves. Using trusted products and regular sanitization and deodorization will keep your professional boxing gloves looking and smelling fresh.

  5. Here are some recommendations you can add to your routine to keep your gloves clean and fresh: • Air out your boxing gloves after your training sessions. You can dry your gloves using a fan blowing fresh air into them. Odor-causing bacteria thrive in hot and moist environments. Keep your gloves dry.

  6. Refrain from putting your gloves in your gym bag. After a sweaty training session, bacteria begins to build up. Gloves that go straight from the punching bag to a gym bag are full of bacteria that will eventually make your gloves stink. • Don’t wash your gloves with a washing machine or put them in a dryer after cleaning. Doing so will ruin the texture of your gloves.

  7. Why Should You Clean Your Boxing Gloves? Boxing gloves are an investment and cleaning them will increase the lifespan of your gloves. Cleaning your gloves not only affects longevity, but will also prevent you from getting skin and nail infections on your hands. Clean gloves will save you money and keep you punching harder. Take care of your equipment with regular cleaning and it will take care of you.

  8. Preventative Care If you find the task of cleaning gloves to be boring and time-consuming then consider some preventative care to reduce your cleaning efforts. Especially if you're just starting out and are looking for beginners boxing gloves here are some quick and easy steps to keeping your boxing gloves clean and deodorized:

  9. Let Them Dry Completely Drying your gloves after training sessions is essential. Bacteria and germs need moisture to survive. If you dry your gloves after every training session, germs won’t survive and your gloves will stay odor-free for longer. After every training session, you should hang your gloves in a ventilated area or put them in front of a fan. They can also be dried in the sun.

  10. Wipe Your Gloves After Every Use Another preventative step for keeping your gloves fresh is to wipe them inside and out with a paper towel after every workout or match. Doing this will remove extra moisture from the gloves and minimize the growth of bacteria that can cause a stinky smell.

  11. Do Not Put Your Gloves In Your Bag Too many boxers and fighters put their boxing gloves in their bag right after training. This gives bacteria a chance to reproduce and grow. After a training session, avoid immediately putting your gloves in your gym bag. Take them home and let them dry.

  12. Use Hand Wraps Another method to keep your gloves fresh is by using hand wraps. These wraps act like a sponge and absorb moisture from the padding that is inside the gloves. This method works great, but you will need to keep the hand wraps clean. Dirty hand wraps can also start to stink.

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