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TLA Fitness
Tel: 07554 400 401
Various venues around Oxford.
Boxercise, Mondays, Matthew Arnold School, Cumnor Hill, 7pm to 8pm.
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The advert claimed that I would 'enhance my boxing skills'. Really? 'What's there to enhance?' I thought.
My speed would be developed, apparently, as would my reflexes and agility. All very nice. 'Increase your stamina', 'help weight loss & tone up', 'boost your confidence'. And, according to the ad, 'it would be 'FUN'?! Seriously?
BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE SEMI-PROFESSIONAL BLOKE WITH THE FIRE EMBLAZONED BOXING GLOVES WHO NEARLY PUNCHED MY LIGHTS OUT, WAS THERE???? WHERE WAS THAT BIT IN THE ADVERT?
I trundled off to Matthew Arnold school one Monday evening after work, wrapped up to shield me from the wind and rain, partly looking forward to venting some frustration but certainly more worried about what was to come.
There were approximately 30 of us gathered in the school gym, ages ranging from 25 to 50. It was like a school reunion for the classes of 1985 to 1960, with boxing gloves on! Adam Tarnet, TLA Fitness’s Boxercise Personal Trainer, was on hand to put us through our paces. A gentle jog around the gym, some stretching exercises and then we were in to the first routine, solo shadow boxing.
But then soon after, ‘Grab a partner’. Shouted Adam. ‘Ok mate?’ Said one of the other ‘boxers’. Which seemed to be the abbreviation for ‘would you like me to partner you, make you look more ridiculous than you already do in those shiny shorts which were fashionable during the 1982 World Cup, and, for good measure, throw the odd punch in your face with my gloves of fire?’ ‘Oh, er, um, go on then.’ What followed was a bit of a blur.
Jab, punch, hook, DUCK! I added a few of my own moves, like wince, hide behind gloves and trip over my shoelaces. The gloves of fire ‘a present’ allegedly, were coming at me from all angles. Two gloves became four, which became eight. It was pacy and hard to keep up.
BUT, the more we did, the more I enjoyed. Even sit-ups with some punching thrown in, sprints, no less, with punching at the end, but no skipping, yet!
And the time? It flew! Isn’t that a good sign we’d enjoyed ourselves? I couldn’t quite believe it. Drenched in honest sweat. Humiliated maybe, but feeling on top of the world, certainly.
This is a class to invigorate. A class to jumpstart your reflexes and certainly keep you on your toes. Give it a go. Just leave the shiny shorts at home, but do take some shorts, obviously, otherwise that WOULD be silly. Your first session is free.
10 sessions = £80.00 or alternatively join the TLA membership for a discounted rate - see www.tlafitness.com for more details.
Minimum age is 14 and 14 to 15 year olds must be accompanied by an adult.
By Richard Rosser |
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