Women's Boxing Fitness Classes At London Bridge

Female Professional Boxer and Time Out Magazine's London's Best Personal Trainer (Boxing & Circuits) Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston has created an all new Boxing based fitness class for women at the Tokei Gym at London Bridge on Monday & Wednesday evenings.

The Boxing Fitness classes, Marianne created, are far removed from the aerobic 'Boxercise' classes offered by most fitness centres and personal trainers. These classes, even though created for beginners, are the real deal, and as such you will be undertaking some of the very same exercises and drills as used by professional boxers in their competition preparations.

Please note these classes are for total beginners and intermediate level. Marianne also offers advanced sessions (Boxing Skills, Sparring etc. on Friday evenings in Canning Town), and personal training, for the more experienced.

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Here is what one of Marianne’s clients said:

I’ve been going to Marianne’s class now for about 4 months. It took me a bit of persuasion to start. I’d never been in a boxing gym before and I imagined it to be a really intimidating place, especially for women. I thought there’d be a bunch of cliquey people and macho men.

Not a bit of it. The moment I walked in to the gym people talked to me and smiled and encouraged me. There was no attitude, no self-importance and I felt really welcome. It was reassuring for me that there was a women’s class, taught by a woman trainer as it was what I needed to build my confidence.

Marianne was not what I was expecting at all, blonde, beautiful and small but my goodness, one of the toughest instructors I’ve come across. When I first started the classes I would say I was moderately fit. This was a whole new ball game. First it was the hardest exercise I’ve ever done and second, it brought really fast benefits. My stamina, strength and flexibility have come on in leaps and bounds.

My confidence has grown too. At first I had two left feet and couldn’t throw a punch to save my life. Now I feel in control of what I’m doing and I can see with each week that my technique has improved. Marianne’s classes have really inspired me and are great fun and for her, I might even lose the pink boxing gloves!

Feb 2010 - Alison Konieczny - BBC World Service Web Editor