After recently having my second child and feeling fat and frumpy! I decided to try out a few local gym’s, the ones I tried were either un-friendly ,un-challenging or a little boring and dull and I often found myself un-comfortably hanging around waiting my turn to use the equipment and with me being a busy mum of two with little spare time this really didn’t appeal to me! I knew i was determined and serious about getting fit and back in shape but I wanted maximum results in minimum time so after hearing about Elite boxing I thought I’d go along and try their ladies only classes. I was really nervous about walking into a boxing gym which is predominantly associated with males! but i needn’t have worried, all the girls were really friendly and made me feel welcome as did the instructors who are all really down to earth and not at all intimidating as I’d imagined. The class consists of ladies and girls of all shapes, sizes, ages and fitness abilities and everyone works to their own ability but there’s lots of encouragement to dig deeper, push harder and improve your fitness level during each lesson. The gyms I’d visited previously left me feeling flat and like I’d wasted my time but walking out from my first lesson i knew i was hooked and came home on a high! The ladies only lessons focus mainly on improving fitness levels with the potential to burn over 500 calories during any 1hr lesson which in a conventional gym would have probably taken me more than 2 hours to achieve!. Technique is also taught and the instructors are really flexible and will happily adapt the lesson were possible to suit you’ve only got to ask! The thought of having to spar with another girl left me worried! But you don’t spar and it’s all non-contact (not unless that’s what you want to do of course!) the classes are so varied that you’ll never get bored. When I first started i honestly couldn’t do one set of sit-ups and now I can do them no problem! I’ve dropped a dress size in a matter of weeks and i now fit back into my pre-pregnancy clothes, I’m much more toned and my dreaded baby belly has almost gone! Leaving me feeling much more confident. My fitness levels have improved massively too. So if like me you want maximum weightless results with a friendly team who take an interest and know what they’re talking about then get yourself down to Elite boxing and try something a bit different that actually works!!..
Helen O’Keefe
Manager for the British Heart Foundation
